Trustees OK change in tax credits for campus projects
GCCC trustees discuss state tax credits for donations toward facility needs including the Penka Building expansion and Warren House project while noting stable revenue shares despite a smaller state funding portion and rising tuition. The panel also reports a minor mill-levy increase, a Motorola radio contract, staff changes, and a planned return from Iraq for a groundskeeper.
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Claar
GCCC
Kansas
Penka
Ballantyne
Dennis Perryman
Pauline Joyce
Gccc Endowment Association
Finney County
Motorola
Iraq
Ron George
Debby Elwood
Carla Daniels
Daniels to retire after long GCCC service and seek successors
Daniels, who rose through Garden City Community College staff, announced retirement while Ballantyne praised her grasp of college operations and meetings. She plans to interview candidates to fill the job but noted the position remains open as she nears departure. Daniels may stay in Garden City and possibly work part time, recalling in a high school yearbook that her dream was to be executive secretary to a president.
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Daniels
Ballantyne
Garden City
GCCC
Rotary brings Scholastic dictionaries to area schools
Rotary clubs distributed 35000 Scholastic Picture Dictionaries to third graders at Pierceville Plymell Jennie Wilson and Jennie Barker Elementary, inscribing each book with the child’s name and sharing polio education as part of a holiday literacy drive. The effort followed approval from school officials and echoed a decade and a half old Optimist project. Rotarians visited four schools delivering books and engaging students with a polio awareness note from Richard Hicks.
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Rotary
Ken Parks
Parks
Richard Hicks
Hicks
Parker
Pracht
Rotarians
Pierceville-Plymell
W. Plymell Road
Jennie Wilson
Harding Ave
Jennie Barker
Jennie Barker Road
Keri Petersen
Enrollment rise in Kansas Health Insurance for Kids Focuses on Economy
The Kansas Health Policy Authority notes CHIPS growth tied to tougher economy as unemployment climbs to 4.5 percent in October. Officials expect more children to gain coverage through HealthWare while budget strains prompt talks with Gov. Sebelius and lawmakers on possible federal support and SCHIP reauthorization.
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Cotsoradis
Peter Hancock
Kansas Health Policy Authority
Hancock
HealthWare
Kansas
Linda Steinke
UniCare Health Plan of
Kathleen Sebelius
Barack Obama
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Kansas Department of Labor
Scott
Scott City
Ulysses
Geoptano
St Francis
Western State Bank
E. Kansas Ave
Main & Spruce
11Th
Arden
Regan & Co
Main
Pine Streets
Commerce Bank
Grant Avenue
Burtis Motors
Main Street
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