Cucumber Lunch Program at Garden City Extension Office
Finney and Wichita County extension agents invite the public to a noon cucumber lunch on August 28 at 501 S Ninth St Garden City. Attendees share a cucumber dish and recipe while learning growing eating and preserving tips. Free entry. call 272 3670 to reserve.
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Linda Beech
An ‘Whitey
Whitehill
Finney County Extension
Belinda Oldham
Wichita
Finney County Extension Office
S. Ninth St
Garden City
CASA earns certification for child advocacy programs
Spirit of the Plains CASA has been certified by the National CASA Association, validating adherence to national quality standards. The agency notes a strong commitment to serving abused and neglected children, with 190 children served in 2008 and 157 currently in 2009. volunteers are still needed. For information contact Susan Escareno at 271-6197. Garden City High School Astronomy Club plans an observation session at Sagebrush Road recreation area Wednesday night, with setup at 8 p.m. and viewing at 9 p.m.. bad weather will cancel. Public welcome. bring own telescope. contact Kevin Nyberg at Garden City High School 805-8000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spirit of the Plains
CASA
National Court Appointed
Special Advocates
National Casa
Michael Piraino
National Casa Association
Susan Escareno
Garden City High School Astronomy Club
Sagebrush Road
Kevin Nyberg
Garden City High School
Budget director seeks 250 million in future Kansas cuts
Kansas budget director Duane Goossen urged agencies to propose additional 250 million in future spending cuts while noting lawmakers may be overly pessimistic about finances. He warned 2011 revenues could fall 5 percent, with November forecasts expected after summer hearings.
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Topeka
Kansas
Duane Goossen
Mark Parkinson
Goossen
Senate Ways and Means Committee
Jay Emler
Emler
Lindsborg
House
Appropriations Committee
Parkinson
Polluted Treece town eyes federal buyout funding
In Treece Kansas a nearly abandoned mining town teems with sinkholes toxic dunes and red creek. Congress weighs a 3.5 million buyout after EPA funding stalled in stimulus plans. Residents fear foreclosure and cannot move cleanly. EPA leaders tour the area with locals urging relocation.
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Treece
Congress
Lynn Jenkins
R-Kan
Environmental Protection Agency
Jenkins
EPA
Brian Lasiter
Baxter Springs
Mathy Stanislaus
Bob Sussman
William Rice
Region 7
Stanislaus
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Standish meeting fuels griping over Gitmo detainees plan
In Standish Michigan opponents dominated a public meeting opposing relocating the 229 Guantanamo detainees to the Standish Maximum Correctional Facility. Some locals fear increased jihadist risk while others warn closing the prison would devastate the town’s 300 jobs and 25 percent of its budget. Officials note no final decision and that Standish is one option among others.
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Standish
Mich
Guantanamo Bay
Barack Obama
Michigan
Obama
Guantanamo Complex
Tom Kerrins
Standish Maximum Correctional Facility
Detroit
Lester Cousineau Jr
Kerrins
White House
Robert Gibbs
Influenza Summit Set for Monday in Kansas
An H1N1 Pandemic Influenza Summit is scheduled for 1 to 5 pm Monday across Kansas locations including St. Catherine Hospital. Gov. Mark Parkinson and KDHE leaders will discuss the global H1N1 pandemic with speakers such as Roderick Bremby Maj Gen Tod Bunting Alexa Posney Col Terry Maple and Dr Jason Eberhart-Phillips. The event will be broadcast to six additional sites and invites public health partners across sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Mark Parkinson
St. Catherine Hospital
E. Spruce St
Parkinson
Roderick Bremby
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Tod Bunting
Alexa Posney
Terry Maple
Kansas Highway Patrol
Jason Eberhart- Phillips
KDHE
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EDO Iees
ALAR
Avanac
Mike O’neal
Hutchinson
Tangeman
Jan Leatherman
Picher
Okla
Gitmo
G.C
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