LULAC honors 2014 scholarship recipients and educators
The 19th Annual LULAC Scholarship Banquet awarded national and Endowment scholarships to Garden City area students including Kristin Padilla Monserrat Feria Erendira Jimenez Gonzalez Elsa Montanez Emilio Parr Jocelyn Camarillo Edith Robles Sandra Quinones Cristina Salamanca Murillo Alfonso Villa Johanna Hinestroza Ruiz and others. Outstanding students were Emilio Parr and Elsa Montanez.
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League of United Latin American Citizens
LULAC
Garden City Lulac Council
Kristin Viola Padilla
Monserrat Feria
Erendira Jimenez- Gonzalez
Elsa Montanez
Alisia Sauceda
Jose Ponce
Jessica Ortiz
Julia Santos
Garden City Community College
Emilio Parr
Jocelyn Camarillo
Edith Robles
Sandra Quinones
Cristina Salamanca- Murillo
Alfonso Villa
Johanna Hinestroza-Ruiz
Emily Herrada
Angie Gonzales
Posey
Sophia Hernandez
Joe
Lydia Gonzales
Tierra Ramirez-Arteaga
Enrique Ramirez
Gertrude Walker
GCHS
Paola Rodriguez
Teachers rally as Kansas lawmakers hear education concerns
About 200 teachers and supporters filled Derby City Hall to oppose House Bill 2506, urging the legislature to reconsider a measure funding a Supreme Court order on school funding disparities. Retired Wellington teacher Leota Coats described her firing over a grade dispute to illustrate how administration decisions harm classrooms.
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Leota Coats
Kansas
Coats
Wellington High School
State Supreme Court
Howard
Derby City Hall
Kansas Legislative Forum
Steven Anthimides
Wichita
Gail Jamison
Goddard School
Boards of Education
Donald Callaway
East High School
Pearl Harbor
Jim Howell
R-Derby
Older American Month Promotes Safety For Seniors
The column outlines safety priorities for seniors including fire safety, driving, medication awareness, and fall prevention. It notes free smoke detectors from the Kansas State Fire Marshal, encourages driving refresher courses via AARP, and lists local programs at the Finney County Senior Center such as falls prevention, Meals on Wheels, senior activities, and a monthly hearing aid check.
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Kansas
AARP
Finney County Transit
TOPS
Ambassador Singers
St. Catherine Hospital
Finney County
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