Mercer Gallery hosts 2010-11 GCCC Art Student Exhibition
Garden City Community College showcases top paint, pottery, sculpture and ceramics in the Mercer Gallery finale of the 2010 2011 season. The Sunday reception runs 1 to 3 p m with artists present, and the show remains through May 15 viewable weekdays noon to 4 p m and Sundays 2 to 5 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City Community College
Mercer Gallery
GCCC
Pauline Joyce
Brian McCallum
Southwest Kansas
Cindy Pettz
Deerfield
Lindsey Armijo
Deidre Lopez
Kansas
Kinder
Cancer support group set to meet Sunday in Garden City
The Builders of Hope Cancer Support Group will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday at Downtown Vision, 413 N. Main St. New members are welcome. Membership is open to all cancer survivors and those receiving treatment in Garden City and nearby areas. For more information, call St. Catherine Hospital Chaplain Remi Ekweariri at 272-2513.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Builders of Hope Cancer Support Group
Downtown Vision
N. Main St
Garden City
St. Catherine Hospital
Remi Ekweariri
Garden City students advance to state business plan contest
Garden City High School students Asa Gottsponer and Asher Chester qualified for the state competition in business plans after winning at the Youth Entrepreneurs Kansas Southwest Regional event on April 18 at the Dodge City Library. State qualifiers may win venture capital funding and awards from $500 to $2,500 for first place in Wichita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asa Gottsponer
Asher “Erik” Chester
Garden City High School
Gottsponer
Chester
Kansas
YEK
Dodge City Library
Wichita
Kansas senator warns agroterrorism attack likely
Kansas Senator Pat Roberts warned at a three day International Symposium on Agroterrorism that a biological attack on the US food supply could come soon and devastate exports and the economy. He linked the threat to 9/11 scale impacts and noted NBAF construction at Kansas State University to bolster defense while urging continued action despite apathy in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Washington
U.S
Kansas
Pat Roberts
Roberts
FBI
Joint Terrorism Task Force
Senate Intelligence Committee
Manhattan
Kan
Kansas State University
Plum Island
Biosecurity Research Institute
World Trade Center
Pentagon
Ron Trewyn
Kansas State
Trewyn
Business Executives
Nutrition talk at YMCA highlights guidelines and portions
Brenda Rodriguez shared weight loss from changing nutrition and exercise at the Garden City Family YMCA where Linda Beech of Finney County Extension discussed the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. She emphasized portion control, calcium, fruits and vegetables, and avoiding excess salt and fat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Beech
KSU
Garden City Family Ymca
Brenda Rodriguez
Center St
YMCA
Finney County
Rodriguez
Beech
DGA
Virgil
Mayra Cruz
Cruz
Brownback taps Dennis Wilson as new Kansas Lottery chief
Gov. Sam Brownback named former state Sen. Dennis Wilson of Overland Park to lead the Kansas Lottery at a $133,000 annual salary, replacing Ed Van Petten who will stay until June. The move follows other gambling regulatory changes including appointing Rick Petersen-Klein to head the Racing and Gaming Commission and new Racing and Gaming Commissioners. Wilson’s appointment awaits Senate confirmation and resumes a pattern of Brownback reshaping gambling leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Sam Brownback
Kansas Lottery
Brownback
Dennis Wilson
Overland Park
Wilson
Ed van Petten
van Petten
Wamego
Sherriene Jones-Sontag
Rick Petersen-Klein
Racing and Gaming Commission
Peterson-Klein
Neysa Thomas
Dennis McKinney
Greensburg
House
Jay Shadwick
Tim Shultz
McKinney
Bill Graves
Kathleen Sebelius
Mark
Parkinson
Dennis
Petersen-Klein
Senate
Chamber
Paola
Kansas House
Johnson County
GOP
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!