Registration Day Set for Tuesday at GCCC
Fall enrollment at Garden City Community College runs 8 30 a m to 8 p m on registration day with classes starting Wednesday. Signups use the north door of the Administration Building and parking remains open north of the building due to south side construction. Offices close Friday for in service, but early enrollment is available 8 a m to 8 p m through Monday. for details call 276 9608 or 800 658 1696.
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Garden City Community College
GCCC
Wigner
Ballantyne
Stewart Nelson
Gary Dick
Kline expands Salons of Hope to curb domestic violence
Attorney General Phill Kline launches the Salons of Hope program statewide in Kansas to mobilize cosmetologists to spot abuse signs. Originating in Wichita in 2004 as a police and YWCA partnership, the program will place crisis numbers and safe house information in salons and restrooms, leveraging about 22 000 licensed cosmetologists across 3 600 shops.
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Topeka
Phill Kline
Kline
Wichita
Newman University Targets Hispanic Admissions Increases
Newman University in Wichita hired a director of Hispanic admissions to boost Latino enrollment and support current Latino students. Incoming freshmen were 12 percent Hispanic last fall, with 7 percent overall at 2,239 students. The Catholic school runs a summer science program for Latino high schoolers. Wichita State also has an admissions rep for students of color.
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Wichita
Newman University
Lori Wilson Sabogal
Catholic University
Newman
Wichita State University
Trustees approve flat mill levy for Garden City college
Garden City Community College's Board of Trustees approved a 2005-06 budget of 14,880,637 dollars keeping the property tax levy at 19.449 mills, generating 9,195,075 dollars for general and capital funds. Ballantyne highlighted funding for adult programs, while a cuts in the Ammonia Refrigeration program reduced by 21,000 dollars.
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Garden City Community College Board of Trustees
Carol
Ballantyne
Steve Sterling
Finney County
Sunflower
Finney County Economic Development Corp
Board of Trustees
Bill Clifford
Dee Wigner
Traveling museum visits armories for 150th Guard celebration
The Kansas National Guard tours armories with a mobile museum to mark 150 years of the Guard. Lt Col Doug Jacobs shows a time capsule to Heidi Hubbard and Brandon Taylor as items from the Topeka Museum go on display at the Armory on Main Street. Sgt Yianni Hermann drives a M-151 jeep into the mobile exhibit.
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Kansas National Guard
Doug Jacobs
Heidi Hubbard
Brandon Taylor
S. Main St
Topeka
Yianni Hermann
Mobile
One Last Blast Weekend Lights Up Lakin With Games And Music
Lakin hosts the 11th annual One Last Blast featuring a 3-on-3 basketball tournament bike rodeo remote control car races water and relay games a hot dog eating contest barbecue and a country concert at city park plus a doggie swim at the Big Pool. The Wichita County Fair and Garden City events round out a weekend of community activities with gun lock distribution by Project ChildSafe and a Saturday farmers market.
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Lakin
Lakin Recreation Commission
Recreation Commission
Lakin Independent
McVey Park
City
Lacy Jade
Oklahoma
FX Unlimited
Wichita County Museum
Rodeo Arena
Grandstand
Garin Nolan
American Legion
W. Pine St
Linda Weston
Darrell North
Steven Park
Garden City
Amy Yarnall
Josh Yarnall
Jon Irsik
Linda Morgan
Kevin Thompson
Darrell North Yarnall
Project ChildSafe
Holcomb
Finney County Sheriff’s Office
Westlake Hardware
Fleming St
Garden City Balloon Classic sails Aug 26 28 with Enchanted Duckie
Balloon pilots converge at Finney County Fairgrounds for the Garden City Hot Air Balloon Classic August 26 to 28. Enchanted Duckie from Albuquerque and Aero-Nut, a 100 foot tall squirre l, join large balloons as a kaleidoscopic glow after dark. Rides cost 200 with ground crew of 15 for Aero-Nut. Tumbleweed Festival offers music, crafts, food across the street at Lee Richardson Zoo.
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Garden City
Finney County Fairgrounds
Albuquerque
N.M
Bud Hebrlee
WenDee LaPlant
Convention and Visitors Bureau
Canada
LaPlant
Beef Empire Days Rodeo Committee
West Green
Lee Richardson Zoo
Kansas
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