Special Olympics Spring Games Open at Garden City High
Opening ceremonies for the Special Olympics Kansas West Area Spring Games begin at 10 30 a m Saturday on the Garden City High School track Teams from Garden City Ulysses Dodge City Scott City and Wakeeney compete in bowling basketball cheerleading track and field powerlifting aquatics softball and sports camp for 500 athletes across 31 western Kansas counties Contact Kim Pianalto at 316 675 8698 or 800 586 9599 or pianalto pld.com for more information.
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Kansas West Area
Garden City High School
Garden City
Ulysses
Dodge City
Scott City
Wakeeney
West Area
Kansas
Kim Pianalto
Pianalto
Pld
National Day of Prayer Observed with Breakfast Event
A special 7 a.m. breakfast celebrating the National Day of Prayer is set for Thursday at First United Methodist Church 1106 N Main St. A short program will follow. The observance honors the 1952 act signed by President Truman.
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Fellowship Hall
First United Methodist Church
N. Main St
United States Congress
Harry Truman
Pupusa Theme Headline at Free Cultural Cooking Class
In cooperation with Finney County Extension Office the Garden Club International Festival hosts a free cultural cooking class series. The final class starts 7 p.m. Monday at 501 S Ninth St focusing on Pupusa meat turnovers from El Salvador with voluntary donations accepted to support festival costs. call 272 3670 to register.
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Finney County Extension Office
S. Ninth St
el Salvador
United Carbon Co reunion set for May 10
United Carbon Co employees and families plan a reunion during Satanta Day from 1 to 5 p.m. May 10 at the Senior Center on Main Street.
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United Carbon Co
Main Street
Hospice volunteer training sessions next week at St Catherine
Training sessions for hospice volunteers will run from 6 to 10 p.m. May 5 to 7 in the Hospital Home Care Services Conference Room at St. Catherine Hospital. Contact Gina Cash at 602-272-2519 or 800-281-4077 to register. The program is free with no obligation and serves 18 counties in southwest Kansas.
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Hospital Home Care Services
St. Catherine Hospital
6Th St
Gina Cash
Kansas
Loyd joins state government legal task force
State Rep Ward Loyd Republican Garden City will join a 12 member legal task force formed by the Council of State Governments. The nonpartisan panel acts as a voice before the U S Supreme Court on cases balancing federal and state powers. Loyd has represented the 128th District since 1999 and chairs the House Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee. Road Condition Hotline 1 800 585 7623.
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Council of State Governments
Ward Loyd
Garden City
United States Supreme Court
Loyd
Kansas
House of Representatives
House
Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee
Records dispute blocks crime bills in Kansas
In Topeka a House Senate feud over opening adoption and foster care records stalls bills on sexual predators and longer rape sentences. Gov. Sebelius and A G Kline seek to fix a Kansas statute allowing indefinite confinement after prison terms. Senate negotiators warn of prison population impact, while House members fear broader record access.
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Topeka
House-Senate
Kathleen Sebelius
Phill Kline
Kansas
Kansas Supreme Court
Kline
Senate
Sebelius
David Adkins
House
Adkins
R-Leawood
Doug Mays
Ropeka
Judiciary Committee
John Wratil
Greta Goodwin
Winfield
Goodwin
Brian Edgar
Kansas City, Kan
Mays
City Wins Grant to Educate on Lead Poisoning Risks
Garden City gains a 2760 state grant from KDHE to educate contractors residents on lead hazards in older Finney County homes built before 1978. KDHE guidance urges pre renovation rules and lead inspection. only 1 of about 200 local contractors holds lead safe certification.
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Garden City
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Shaun Rydell
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Finney County
Rydell
Kansas
K.A.R
Garden City Planning Department
National Lead Information Clearinghouse
KDHE
State
Kansas Gets About 4 Million From Wall Street Settlement
Kansas will receive about 3.75 million for the general fund and 250000 for investor education from a 1.4 billion national settlement with 10 Wall Street firms. The SEC alleged biased ratings aimed at boosting investment banking, with reforms to separate research from banking. Firms include Bear Stearns Credit Suisse Goldman Sachs Lehman J P Morgan Merrill Morgan Stanley Citigroup UBS and U S Bancorp Piper Jaffray.
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Topeka
Kansas
Wall Street
David Brant
State Securities Commission
Nicole Corcoran-Basso
Kathleen Sebelius
Federal Securities and Exchange Commission
Missouri
Secretary of State
SEC
Brant
Bear, Stearns
Credit Suisse First Boston
Goldman _ Sachs
Leman Brothers
J.P. Morgan Securities
Merrill Lynch
Morgan Stanley
Citigroup/Salomon Smith Barney
UBS Warburg
U.S. Bancorp
Piper Jaffray
Lawmakers urge probe of Guard payback promotion backdating
Kansas legislators call for a state inquiry after a Pentagon probe found Col. Joe Rose improperly backdated his promotion and helped friends gain pay raises. The finding tied to Maj. Gen. Gregory Gardner who supervised Rose and faced scrutiny from Senate leaders and Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.
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Topeka
Pentagon
Kansas National Guard
House
Doug Mays
Topeka Capital Journal
Joe Rose
National Guard
Rose
Gregory Gardner
Kansas’ State
Sebelius
Gardner
Bosnia
Nicole Corcoran- Basso
Paul Feleciano
Capital Journal
Feleciano
D-Wichita
Jim Barone
Senate
Dave Kerr
Kerr
Hutchinson
Bill Graves
Corcoran-Basso
Child safety seat clinic to aid families in Garden City
Garden City police and Kansas Highway Patrol join Western Motor Service Center for a car care clinic at 409 E. Fulton St. from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday through Friday. Technicians will teach proper child seat installation, distribute Ident-A-Kid cards with biometric details, and perform 25 point vehicle checks by appointment.
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Garden City Police Department
Kansas Highway Patrol
Western Motor Service Center
Western Motors
E. Fulton St
Western Motors Service Center
Troy Davis
Davis
GCPD
United States
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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