Veteran recalls Pearl Harbor survival from Ralph Talbot
Sharift Baker, a 99 year old Topeka veteran, recalls the opening minutes of Pearl Harbor as bombs and machine gun fire struck near the USS Ralph Talbot. He describes the buoy by the ship, the first battles, and the crew’s quick repairs during the 1941 attack that drew the United States into World War II.
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Garrison earns district special education teacher of the year award
Garfield school special education teacher Garrison is named district teacher of the year as the USD 457 Board honors her Monday. Board president Jean Clifford and Dr. Gloria Hopkins praise early intervention, while colleagues applaud and share how four paraprofessionals support her classroom. Garrison, eight years in the district, teaches 3 to 5 year olds with communication delays, focusing on receptive and expressive language using boards and mats.
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USD 457 Board of Education
Garrison
Jean Clifford
Gloria Hopkins
Garfield
Guymon
City Commission seeks extension on STAR Bond eligibility
Gar den City officials pressed for a one year extension to preserve the December 2014 STAR Bond baseline and potential for future projects. Allen said extending could allow a project plan with Sporting Kansas City and a partner, though no plan had materialized. If denied, the district would expire and no STAR Bond project would occur locally.
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Finney County Commission
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Sporting KC
Kansas City
Star Bond
STAR
Roy Cessna
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