Moran wraps up Big First Listening Tour Next Week
U S Representative Jerry Moran Republican from Garden City ends his annual Big First Listening Tour with town hall meetings across his First Congressional District. He will visit 16 Kansas counties Tuesday and Wednesday, meeting residents at banks, museums, clubs, and utility offices in Ransom Scott City Healy Jetmore Dodge City Cimarron Sublette Moscow Ulysses and other communities. Moran has logged over 5 000 miles in January and February meeting thousands of Kansans across all 69 counties.
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Jerry Moran
Garden City
Moran
Kansas
First State Bank
S. Vermont
Scott City
Scott County
Healy Oil
Dodge Rd
Jetmore
King Center
Main St
Dodge City
Dodge City Country Club
North Avenue C
Cimarron
First National Bank
Canal and
Main Streets
Sublette
Rotary
Main Street
Moscow
USD 209
High Rd
Ulysses
Pioneer Electric Cooperative
West
Oklahoma
First District
Library closed for staff training today
The Finney County Public Library will be closed today for staff training and reopen at 9 a.m. Saturday.
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Finney County
Scouting Campaign Progress in Garden City
In Garden City $7,100 has been raised for the Santa Fe Trail Council Friends of Scouting drive. Last year’s rally brought in about $8,000 toward a $25,000 goal ending February 20, with the council serving three districts including Buffalo Range District in Finney County.
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Garden City
Friends of Scouting
Funds set up to benefit ailing infant Megan Blunt
Two benefit funds have been established to aid Megan Blunt who was born with heart problems and has already undergone one of three surgeries needed by age two. One fund is at Bank of America locations and another at Southwest Bank in Ulysses. The Hickok School Carnival runs 6 to 9 p.m. Feb 22 in Ulysses with booths, a wet sponge throw, food, pies, and tickets on sale Feb 21 in the school office. Tickets are five for $1 Feb 21 and four for $1 at the carnival. most booths cost one ticket. The White Woman Basin Chapter Kansas Old Time Fiddlers will perform 2 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the VIP Building, Scott City. Admission is free. Garden City Community College children’s theater presents Snow White with tickets on sale Feb 21. shows Feb 28, and Mar 1–2. Call 275-3244 for reservations. Road condition hotline 1-800-585-7623.
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Megan Blunt
Bank of American
Southwest Bank
Ulysses
Ulysses Police Department
White Woman Basin
The
Kansas Old Time Fiddlers, Pickers and Singers
Church St
Scott City
Garden City Community College Children’s Theater
Pauline Joyce
Kansans Hold Unclaimed IRS Tax Refunds Worth Millions
IRS figures show about 19 000 Kansans have unclaimed refunds totaling 18.405 million for 1999. Some may miss these funds due to insufficient income or not claiming Earned Income Tax Credit. Filing 2000 2001 2002 returns is needed. callers can use Free File or call IRS numbers. State tax credit potential could add 1 million to 1.8 million for Kansas residents.
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Internal Revenue Service
Bill Barksdale
IRS
St. Louis
Barksdale
Treasury
Irs.gov
Steve Stotts
Kansas Department of Revenue
Kansas
Stotts
Ksrevenue.org
Alumnus brings Antarctica to Garden City High School
GCHS alumnus Blue Spikes, Earth scientist and University of Maine doctoral student, spoke to about 150 students about Antarctica. He described the western Antarctic ice sheet, its snowfall, and the impact of global warming, noting sea levels could rise about 10 meters if it melted. He outlined research methods, shared experiences, and discussed career prospects and pay.
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Garden City High School
Antarctica
GCHS
Blue Spikes
University of Maine
Orono
Maine
Kevin Burr
Spikes
Antarctic
Kansas
Amsterdam
New York
Clifford Hope Auditorium
Stephanie Stapleton
Ashley Womack
Emporia State University
Ohio State University
Sweden
Italy
Greenland
Senators propose redistricting panel in Kansas
Two Kansas senators urge a constitutional amendment creating a seven member redistricting commission with a nonvoting secretary of state. The panel would redraw districts after the 2010 census, presenting maps to the 2012 Legislature which could not amend them unless two maps are rejected, triggering a third map.
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Topeka
Derek Schmidt
House
Senate
State Board of Education
Schmidt
Senate Elections and Local Government Committee
Supreme Court Nominating Commission
Independence
Iowa
Garden City students showcase art at ArtsCENTER exhibit
Fourteen Garden City High School artists display works from sculptures to watercolors at the ArtsCENTER 318 N Main St, with a public reception Sunday from 2 to 3 pm. Students include Trey Phillips with five pieces and Anna Trevino who dreams of teaching art.
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Garden City High School
Artscenter
N. Main St
Anna Trevino
Southwest Arts and Humanities Council
Jack Simpson
Lisa Maxwell
Phil Buntin
Monte Moser
Trey Phillips
Main Street
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Kenneth Henderson
USC
Billy Hill
Scott Drees
Caitlin Hays
Nicole Unruh
Micah Haverfield
Marci Stone
Amber Stoecklein
Rochelle McClure
Melissa Carreon
Krystal Pelton
Matthew Jarmer
Travis Hudson
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