AIDS Candlelight Vigil Planned at Finney County Courthouse
A World AIDS Day candlelight vigil is set for 6 p.m. at the Finney County Courthouse 425 N Eighth St. The event leads to a light dinner at United Methodist Mexican American Ministry 712 B St John St. Sponsored by United American Ministries Western Kansas AIDS Resources and Education and Minority HIV and AIDS Prevention Program.
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Finney County
N. Eighth St
United Methodist
St. John St
Western Kansas
Aids Resources
Holly and Ivy Craft Show Saturday in Lakin
Lakin hosts its 23rd annual Holly and Ivy Craft Show from 8 30 a m to 2 p m at the Veterans Memorial Building 107 Main St Admission is free The event features 18 booths with jewelry yard decorations candles dolls etched glass and more Morning coffee and cinnamon rolls served by Methodist Women Lunch includes baked potatoes chili and condiments For more information call Winona Gebauer at 620 355 7606
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Lakin
Veterans Memorial Building
Main St
Winona Gebauer
Drama Showcase At Garden CityCC Tuesday Night
A free 7 30 p m drama showcase will be held Tuesday at the Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building Garden City Community College Students from Fundamentals of Directing and Stagecraft I will present scenes and display scenery and painting projects Directors include Samantha Geier Brandon Profitt Blake Burnside Krystal Johnson Riley Luckett Chris Mangan all from Garden City and Samantha Stockemer of Holcomb Stagecraft students Cody Cundiff Juan Castillo Toby Moore Tiffany Horner Heidi Hall and Stockemer are also listed.
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Garden City Community College
Pauline Joyce
Campus Drive
Samantha Geier
Brandon Profitt
Blake Burnside
Krystal Johnson
Riley Luckett
Chris Mangan
Garden City
Samantha Stockemer
Holcomb
Cody Cundiff
Juan Castillo
Toby Moore
Tiffany Horner
Heidi Hall
Lakin
Stockemer
Garden City schools host free December concerts
Music groups from USD 457 schools present free performances this month. Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center fifth and sixth graders perform at 7 p.m. Monday in the cafeteria 3101 Belmont Street. Charles O Stones Trans? and choirs perform at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the cafeteria 401 Jennie Barker Road. Garfield Elementary second and fourth graders sing at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the gym 121 West Walnut Street. Buffalo Jones Elementary third graders perform at 7 p.m. Thursday in the gym 708 Taylor Avenue. Pierceville Plymell Elementary Christmas program at 7 p.m. Thursday in the gym 20 West Plymell Road. Garden City High School Jazz I and bands from ninth through 12th grade perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Clifford Hope Auditorium 1412 North Main Street.
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USD 457
Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center
Belmont St
Charles O. Stones
Jennie Barker Road
Garfield Elementary
W. Walnut St
Buffalo Jones
Taylor Ave
Pierceville
Plymell
Plymell Road
Garden City High School
Clifford Hope Auditorium
N. Main St
Court Rejects Clinics Bid in Kline Records Dispute
Kansas Supreme Court refused to intervene as Attorney General Phill Kline pursues his abortion clinic investigations. The ruling allows continued review of 90 patient records and potential criminal cases, with Kline leaving office January 8. Planned Parenthood and Dr. George Tiller argued privacy concerns and sought a special prosecutor.
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Topeka
Phill Kline
Kansas Supreme Court
Kline
George Tiller
Wichita
Planned Parenthood
Overland Park
Shawnee
Fox Television
Bill O’reilly
Tiller
McFarland
Fox News
Paul Morrison
Peter Brownlie
Planned Parenthood of
Kansas
Mid-Missouri
Supreme Court
Brownlie
Pedro Irigonegaray
Young giraffe Makena dies in freak zoo accident
Makena the one year old giraffe at Lee Richardson Zoo died Thursday after wedging her head into a narrow gap between a wall and fence post in her holding stall. A necropsy found a broken neck with no signs of struggle, suggesting a rapid death. Makena, born November 28 2005, was offspring of the zoo's adult giraffes.
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Makena
Lee Richardson Zoo
Zoo
Kathy Sexson
Sexson
Giraffe Death at Zoo Sparks Counselor Support for Staff
Officials said staff were devastated by the death of a young giraffe. Keepers, who form strong bonds with animals, are receiving counseling as the zoo reviews the holding stall design added in 1999. The incident, involving a head fit through a small opening, is under investigation with measures planned to prevent recurrence.
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Sexson
Researchers find buffalo disease not spreading among herds
In Kansas, mycoplasma bovis outbreaks at Maxwell Wildlife Refuge near Wichita have not widely infected other herds. An estimated 450 to 500 animals were slated for sale by the Kansas Buffalo Association in Salina, despite cancellations at Maxwell. Experts say the disease does not pose risks to humans.
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Wichita
Maxwell Wildlife Refuge
Jerry Schmidt
Wildlife and Parks
Maxwell Refuge
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Kansas Buffalo Association
Salina
Cliff Peterson
State Association
Schmidt
Meth labs down but trafficking up in Oklahoma
Oklahoma state and federal officials warn methamphetamine remains a major problem as homegrown labs decline. Mexican traffickers have surged to supply a purer crystal meth often sold in rock form, with super labs producing much of the supply for the streets.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Bush
John C. Richter
U.S
Richter
Mexico
Mercer Gallery to display GCCC faculty art exhibit
Mercer Gallery at Garden City Community College opens its annual faculty exhibit with a 2 to 4 pm reception and runs through January 21. The show features David Kinder and Brian McCallum, both GCCC art faculty, with free admission and Sunday hours 2 to 5 pm.
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Garden City Community College
Mercer Gallery
David Kinder
Brian McCallum
Kinder
GCCC
Kansas Spring
Dodge City Community College
Hays Arts Council
Lindsborg
Birger Sandzen
Garden City
Sandhills Art
McCallum
Concordia
Smoky Hills
Hays
Sandhills Art Association
Kathleen Sebelius
Mercer
Pauline Joyce
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