African American Read-In marks fourth at Garden City CC
Garden City Community College hosts its fourth annual African American Read-In on February 14 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Beth Tedrow Student Center portico. Sponsored by the Black Student Union and English Department, volunteers will read works by noted Black authors. admission is free.
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Garden City Community College
GCCC
Kevin Wilson
Beth Tedrow
Campus
Black Student Union
Gccc English Department
Eugenia Eberhart
U.S
Maya Angelou
Alice Walker
James Weldon Johnson
Langston Hughes
August Wilson
Alex Haley
Walter Mosley
John Edgar Wideman
Martin Luther King Jr
Fredrick Douglas
W. E. B DuBois
James Baldwin
C.C. Packer
Ishmael Reed
Barrack Obama
Wilson
Valdosta
Eberhart
Sweetheart Dinner at Presbyterian Church
A Sweetheart Dinner is planned for February 13 at the Presbyterian Church on 1719 Texas St. Youth group will serve after morning worship in Fellowship Hall. Menu includes sirloin or portobello, baked potato, salad, dessert, coffee or tea. Garden City High School Modern Show Choir provides entertainment. Open to the public. For reservations call 275-9141 by Wednesday. Donations benefit the Youth Mission Fund and GCHS.
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Fellowship Hall
Garden City High School Modern Show Choir
Youth Mission Fund
Gchs Modern Show Choir
Builders of Hope meeting Sunday
The Builders of Hope Cancer Support Group will meet at 2 p.m Sunday at Downtown Vision, 413 N. Main St. New members are welcome. Membership is open to all cancer survivors and those receiving treatment in Garden City and neighboring cities. For more information, call St. Catherine Hospital Chaplain Remy Ekwearih at 272-2513 or Kris Hughes at 272-2526
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Builders of Hope Cancer Support Group
Downtown Vision
N. Main St
Garden City
St. Catherine Hospital
Remy Ekwearih
Kris Hughes
GOP plans to rotate site for convention
The Kansas Republican Party will rotate its biggest annual convention away from Topeka. The State Committee decided Kansas Day gathering should be held in each of the four congressional districts. The two day event, around January 29, draws hundreds of GOP activists, and supporters say the move will boost participation.
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Topeka
Kansas Republican Party
Dodge City gets new bishop Brungardt in solemn ordination
Bishop-elect John Balthasar Brungardt was ordained in Dodge City amid archbishops and priests with 2000 in attendance at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Archbishop Naumann led the rite with Bishops Gilmore and Jackels assisting as Brungardt pledged to shepherd 28 Kansas counties and serve the Hispanic community.
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Dodge City
John Balthasar Brungardt
Wichita
Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Knights of Columbus
Joseph Naumann
Kansas City
Brungardt
God
Naumann
Prin
Cipal
Kansas
Ronald M. Gilmore
Michael O. Jackels
Jackels
St. Mark the Evangelist Church
St. Mark
Colwich
the Holy Father
Pope Benedict XVI
Jesus
Conway and Rupp named to All Kansas Academic Team
Melissa Conway of Holcomb and Audrey Rupp of Tribune, both students at Garden City Community College, were chosen for the Phi Theta Kappa All-Kansas Academic Team. They will attend a Feb. 17 luncheon in Topeka and be honored with proclamations, stipends, and medallions.
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Garden City Community College
Melissa Conway
Holcomb
Audrey Rupp
Tribune
Topeka
Phi Theta Kappa
Rupp
Conway
PTK International
Kansas Association of Community College Trustees
The
Kansas Council of Community College Presidents
PTK
American Association of Community Colleges
Sam Brownback
Kansas Regents Universities
Pittsburg State University
GCCC
Fort Hays State University
Kansas Statehouse
Regency Ballroom
Topeka Ramada Hotel
AACC
Kansas
Melissa
Audrey
Joseph Emmons
PTE
Shelia Hendershot
Winsom Lamb
Ryan Ruda
Kevin Brungardt
Allen County
Barton County
Butler County
Cloud County
Coffeyville
Colby
Cowley County
Dodge City
Fort Scott
Highland
Hutchinson
Independence
Johnson County
Kansas City
Kan
Labette County
Neosho County
Pratt
Seward County
Winter storm grips eastern Kansas with snow and deaths
Eastern Kansas endured subzero wind chills as a massive winter storm dumped over a foot of snow in places. Two weather related deaths prompted warnings to stay indoors and keep warm while crews cleared roads and officials assessed outages Pathways and highways faced closures yet Topeka and Wichita prepared for resumed sessions and services as National Guard and troopers assisted transport and relief efforts.
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Topeka
Kansas
Lee Tafanelli
Kansas Division of Emergency Management
Wichita
Smith County
Sandra K. Joslin
Doug Nolte
National Weather Service
Chicago
New York
Kansas National Guard
Cherokee
Anderson
Kansas Highway Patrol
Kansas City
Westar Energy Inc
Tafanelli
Oklahoma
Missouri
Illinois
Kansas Department of Transportation
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Builders of Hope Meeting
GOP
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Cynthia Cervantes
Grupo Arcoiris
Sharon Gleason
Laurie Sisk
Lee Richardson Zoo
Abe Mahner
James Richardson
Elmhurst
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