Weight training program for seniors begins soon
The Strong People Stay Young weight training program begins an 11 week session sponsored by Finney County Extension Office Senior Center of Finney County and Holcomb Recreation Commission. Basic class meets Mondays at 5 30 led by Linda Walter and Barbara Jensen while advanced class meets 6 pm led by Dan Knight. Sessions also run 9 am Tue and Fri. Enrollment costs 20 with attendance based return. call 272 3670 before Aug 31.
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Holcomb Recreation
Dan Knight
Knight
GCCC tax workshop set for September 6
Garden City Community College SBDC and the Kansas Department of Revenue offer a free tax workshop for business owners managers and others. Sessions cover tax laws withholding estimating taxes and sales and compensating taxes with meetings in GCCC Beth Tedrow Student Center and a separate contractors session. A Dodge City session follows at the Sheridan Activities Center. Registration details provided by phone or email.
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Garden City Community College Small Business Development Center
Kansas Department of Revenue
Garden City
Bill Kinney
GCCC
Beth Tedrow
Dodge City
Sheridan Activities Center
San Jose
Gceccks
Garden City Balloon Classic invites crafters Aug 26
Finney County Convention and Tourism Bureau invites artists, crafts, baked goods and produce to the Garden City Hot Air Balloon Classic on August 26 from 6 30 to 11 a m in the Finney County Exhibition Building parking lot. No booth fee but pre registration is required. For signup call 276 3264 or email. A Wild Affair fundraiser at Lee Richardson Zoo will close the zoo all day Sept 9. For details contact the FOLAZ development office at 276 6243.
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Finney County Convention and Tourism Bureau
Garden City
Finney County
Amy
Polly
Convention and Tourism Bureau
Genet.com
Lee Richardson Zoo
Folaz Development Office
WIC Fun Day Offers Games for All Ages at 4-H Building
WIC Fun Day hosts activities and prizes to promote physical activity for children and families. The event runs Saturday from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. at the Finney County 4-H Building.
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WIC
Finney County 4-H
Local officials press KDOT on regional road plans and growth
Finney County and district six officials met with Kansas Department of Transportation on Thursday to push for more local input in project selection. They prioritized U S 54 in Seward County and U S 50 in Finney County, plus safety improvements and economic development considerations, with a fall follow up planned.
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Kansas Department of Transportation
State Department
U.S. Highway 50
KDOT
Julie Lorenz
Finney County
Pete Olson
Cliff Mayo
Roman Halbur
Don Dell
Bob Halloran
Matt Allen
Lorenz
U.S
Finney and
Haskell
District Six
Kansas teacher earns statewide career education honor
Garden City High School Family and Consumer Sciences chair Pam Babb was named a 2006 affiliate winner of the Teacher of the Year award from the Kansas Association of Career and Technical Education. She received the honor at the KA CTE Summer Conference in Topeka, recognized for innovative programs and promoting career and technical education.
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Pam Babb
Kansas
Babb
Minnesota
Indiana
Garden City High School
Kansas Association of Career and Technical Education
K-Acte
Topeka
Gchs Family and Consumer Sciences
GCHS
Eric Babb
University of Kansas
Taylor Babb
Holcomb reports drop in students ACT scores
Holcomb High School shows a decline in ACT results from 2005 to 2006, with Holcomb's composite dropping from 20.2 to 19.2 while Garden City fell from 21.2 to 20.6. Statewide scores rose slightly from 21.7 to 21.8 as about 23,000 students tested.
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Garden City
Holcomb High School
Holcomb
Liz Sosa
Garden City High School
Tracy Newell
Sosa
Kline pushes records case over school funding group
Topeka Attorney General Phill Kline demanded documents from Schools for Fair Funding detailing public funds since July 1, 2005 and expenditures since 1998. The case stems from a Kansas Open Records Act change and a Topeka Capital-Journal lawsuit, with the Supreme Court previously pulling back an $831 million school aid phase-in.
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Topeka
Phill Kline
Kline
Topeka Capital- Journal
Schools For Fair Funding
Kansas Supreme Court
Deci
Sions
Supreme Court
Alan Rupe
Kansas job market shows signs of leveling off in July
Kansas job growth persists but easing hints emerge in July. Initial unemployment claims rose from June, while manufacturing and information sectors slipped. Unemployment reached 5.0 percent, attributed to seasonal factors. government payrolls fell, yet total nonfarm jobs rose versus July 2005. Gov Sebelius points to overall positive revenue outlook.
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Topeka
Kansas
Jim Garner
Garner
Department of Labor
Kathleen Sebelius
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