Garden City GCRC Offers New Dance Classes This Fall
Garden City Community Recreation announces hip hop, ballroom, line and pattern dance lessons. Ballroom for couples begins Tuesday with Al and Linda Miller. Line dance starts Sept. 4 taught by Florene Romesburg. Beginning line dance starts Sept. 6 with Nancy Randolph. Pattern Dance starts Sept. 6 with Jeff and Nancy Randolph. Youth hip hop programs begin in September for various age groups, with a December recital. Pre-register now. spaces limited. Call 276-1200 or visit 310 N Sixth St for details and pricing.
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Garden City
Linda Miller
Florene Romesburg
Nancy Randolph
Jeff
GCRC
Sixth St
State Briefs Kansas ACT scores almost unchanged from last year
Washington AP reports Kansas students show similar ACT results for class of 2012. Kansas composite score 21.9 versus 22 in 2011, with national average 21.1. Readiness indicators highest in English at 73 percent and lowest in science at 35 percent. 81 percent of Kansas graduates took the exam, up from 79 percent.
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Kansas
Kansas City Kansas joins breakfast in the classroom program
The Kansas City Kansas school district benefits from a $5 million Walmart Foundation grant that funds free breakfast in classrooms for all students in 13 schools. The program, run by Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom, aims to reach students who avoid federally funded meals and to reduce stigma while aligning with bus schedules and class start times.
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Kansas City, Kan
Partners For
Kansas City
Kan
FCEDC weighs funding options for growth in Finney County
Finney County Economic Development Corp board members weigh outcomes and alternatives for future funding. They consider continuing public funding or adding sales taxes, potentially quarter or eighth of a cent, to spur growth and attract industry. A job fair is planned for Sept 11 at the Clarion Inn in Garden City.
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Finney County Economic Development Corp
Tom Walker
Finney County
Garden City
Holcomb
Walker
FCEDC
Garden City Community College
Bob Kreutzer
Kreutzer
Clarion Inn and Conference Center
E. Kansas Ave
Gary Newman
Bob Tempel
Holcomb Council Plans Born Learning Trail At Park
Holcomb city officials report progress on park upgrades at Holcomb Community Park including a Born Learning Trail with signs and sidewalk art. The project, a joint venture with Finney County United Way and the county health coalition, has donations totaling at least 2,500 dollars and a city funding cap of 12,000 dollars.
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Holcomb
Holcomb Community Park
Holcomb Council
Tracy Davis
Davis
City Park
Harold Long Park
Garden City
Finney County Community Health Coalition
Finney County United Way
Same County Health
United Way
Consuelo Sandoval
Finney County
Dillons
Sandoval
Gary Newman
N. Lynch St
Kansas AG launches anti gang education drive statewide
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt unveiled a public education initiative to warn about gang activity and a new site partnering with law enforcement. The effort includes a coalition with police, sheriffs, highway patrol and prosecutors, with materials in English, Spanish and Vietnamese. Public meetings begin in Garden City with a planned tour stopping in Kansas City, Topeka and Wichita.
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Topeka
Derek Schmidt
Kansas City
Wichita
Schmidt
Senate
Dodge City
Kansas Association of Chiefs of Police
Kansas Sheriffs Association
Kansas Highway Patrol
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Kansas District Attorneys Association
Ron Miller
Garden City
Garden City High School
Buffalo Way Blvd
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Ernesto Mendoza
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