Community roundup offers concealed carry and defensive driving courses
Garden City Community College Public Safety offers an eight hour concealed carry course approved by the Kansas Attorney General and a National Safety Council defensive driving course. Sessions run Sept 12, Oct 10, Nov 14, and Dec 12 from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the John Collins Vocational Building. Fee is 125 dollars for the handgun class and 50 dollars for the driving course. Pre register through Lita Paulson at 276 9629 or lita.paulson gcccks.edu. Scouts will be in Garden City and Deerfield Aug 24 to 29 to promote registration.
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Kansas
National Safety Council
Garden City Community College Department of Public Safety
Kansas Attorney General's Office
GCCC
John Collins Vocational
Sand and Sage Rifle and Pistol Club
Collins
Linda Morgan
Lita Paulson
Lita.paulson
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Deerfield
Methodist
Garden City
Holcomb
Bible Christian
Garden City Community College
Garden City Police Department
GCCC_ Residential Life Office
Gcpolice.org
Clint Brock
Jason Chase
S. Main St
Ulysses
Barnett advocates against government health care takeover
U.S. Congressional candidate Jim Barnett of Emporia says health care reform should avoid a government takeover and be a public private partnership. He cites debt, spending, and EHR mandates as concerns from western Kansas residents on the four day listening tour. He emphasizes preexisting conditions access and protecting hospital funding while warning against hurried reform and unfunded mandates.
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U.S
Kansas
Jim Barnett
Barnett
R-Emporia
Jerry Moran
Rhays
Sam Brownback
Brownback
Garden City
Scott City
Ulysses
Washington, D.C
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Larned
Kearny County Hospital
Congress
High Flying Weekend Stage Schedule Across Two Venues
Weekend schedule lists multiple acts across South and East stages from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday with performers including Bow Dog Tia McGraff Fulton Street Band Sons and Brothers Tom May Del Castillo Brennen Leigh Laughing Matters Eric Vauga Dallas Chief Eagle Eulenspeigle Puppets and Bubbleman along with Ann Zimmerman Thad Beach and others.
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Tia McGraff
Fulton Street Band
Brennen Leigh
Bow Dog
Tom May
Sons and Brothers
del Castillo
Fulton Street
Eric Vauga
Dallas
Eagle
Eulenspeigle
Ann Zimmerman
Thad Beach
Laughing Matters
Bubbleman
Balloon Classic and Tumbleweed Festival Weekend
Finney County hosts the sixth Hot Air Balloon Classic at the fairgrounds Friday to Sunday with evening winds and a balloon glow free public watermelon feed. The Tumbleweed Festival on Saturday and Sunday at Lee Richardson Zoo features bluegrass country jazz and children shows with an $8 advance or $10 day pass.
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Finney County Fairgrounds
Lee Richardson Zoo
Finney County Convention and Tourism Bureau
Exhibition Building
Lynn Schoonover
Schoonover
Dillon Stores
Commerce Bank
Main Street
Western State Bank
Finney County Historical Museum
Safari Shoppe
Arts Center On Main
Golden Plains Credit Union
Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce
Lee’ Richardson Zoo
Zoo
Army tests all soldiers for mental resilience program
Fort Leavenworth Army rolls out nationwide resiliency screening for active duty National Guard and Reserve soldiers starting Oct 1. A 170 question online survey measures physical emotional and spiritual wellbeing with follow up training and confidential results. Initial pilot showed 3.7 of 5 and aims to boost coping with combat deployment stress.
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Fort Leavenworth
National Guard
Rhonda Cornum
Comprehensive Soldier Fitness
Cornum
Command and General Staff College
Army
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Norman Schawo
Sublette
Tony Goodnow
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University of Pennsylvania
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