Roundup Art Classes at GCCC in March
Southwest Kansans can develop arts and crafts skills with three classes at Garden City Community College in March. Beginning Jewelry on March 8 from 6 30 to 8 30 p m costs 25 dollars. Advanced Jewelry on March 15 from 6 30 to 8 30 p m costs 25 dollars. Dry brush painting on March 15 from 6 30 to 8 30 p m costs 30 dollars. Christine Siebert handles information and registration at 276 9647 or christine.siebert gcccks.edu.
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Garden City Community College
Jan Beckett
Glenda Owens
Christine Siebert
Christine.siebert
Parent conferences at Garden City High School
Garden City High School hosts parent teacher conferences next week from noon to 8 p.m. Thursday and 7 30 a.m. to 12 50 p.m. March 2. Teachers across departments will hold sessions in the cafeteria and courtyard with ESL staff at the social studies hallway north end. Parents should enter through the main door and pick up progress reports from the counselors' office before meetings.
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Garden City High School
Winter Wonderland at YMCA March 3
Families can enjoy a drug and alcohol-free evening of inflatable games carnival games wall volleyball swimming snacks and crafts March 3 at the Garden City YMCA 1224 Center St from 7 to 9 p.m. The event was rescheduled due to weather. Information line 275-1199. Miles of Smiles fund drive collects used inkjet cartridges and old cell phones at 901 W. Maple St and Garden True Value 1615 Taylor Ave. Call (620) 260-9997 for pickup.
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Garden City Ymca
YMCA
Center St
Miles of Smiles
Maple St
Garden True Value
Taylor Ave
National Guardsman killed in Iraq in Kansas
Staff Sgt. David Russell Berry, 37, of Wichita, Kansas National Guard, was killed in Iraq by an IED. He served with Battery B, 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery, based in Pratt. Survived by wife Kathleen, a step daughter and two stepgrandchildren. Berry earned the Soldiers Medal in February 2005 for rescuing a driver from a burning wreck in Kingman County. Funeral plans pending.
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Wichita
Kansas National Guard
Iraq
David Russell Berry
Ted Bunting
Berry
KAKE
161St Field Artillery
Pratt
Kingman
Bunting
Kathleen
Kingman County
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Evolution battle in Kansas schools tests teachers and standards
In Topeka, Lisa Volland and Kansas science teachers navigate a churn of five science standard sets over eight years driven by shifting State Board power. The back and forth on evolution has shaken credibility and raised concerns about self-censorship, though most teachers say their classroom lessons remain evolution-friendly.
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Topeka
Lisa Volland
Topeka West High School
Kansas
State Board of Education
Volland
Courtney Mitchell
California
Georgia
Louisiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Cou
Mike Ford
Holton High School
Boards of Education
University of California, Berkeley
Brenda Welburn
National Association of State Boards of Education
Ford
Don Palmer
Topeka West
Senate advances child safety bills in Kansas Senate
Three child safety bills cleared the Kansas Senate addressing teen driving requirements age 18 for full licenses 15 for permits 16 for restricted licenses and driver training plus limits on cell use and supervised driving plus a primary offense seat belt law and a five minute unattended child prohibition with fines.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate
House
Phil Journey
R-Haysville
John Wratil
Iraq
Wratil
R-Leawood
Journey
Senate Transportation
Les Donovan
Wichita
Donovan
Sen
Susan Wagle
Hearing Delayed to March in Garden City Attempted Incident Case
A preliminary hearing for Richard Molina 42 of Garden City was postponed to March 22 after possible plea negotiations. Molina, arrested Nov. 28 on alleged attempt to commit a reported incident, aggravated sexual battery, and felony obstruction, faced testimony from Det. Kelly Schiffelbein about the accuser’s statements and Molina’s actions. Molina also faces separate sex offender registration charges from earlier offenses.
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Garden City
Richard Molina
E. US. Highway 50
Garden City Police
Kelly Schiffelbein
Law Enforcement Center
Schiffelbein
Molina
David Belling
Mark Marion
Texas
el Paso
Finney County
Kansas House Passes Carbon Dioxide Reduction Act
The Kansas House approved House Bill 2419 by 84 to 38 to grant a five year property tax exemption and income tax credits for facilities that inject carbon dioxide into underground vaults. The measure aims to spur sequestration amid rising climate concerns while lawmakers warn on the state budget impact. Annie Kuether urged that the bill seeks to stimulate investment in Kansas by industries willing to sequester carbon.
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Topeka
Hns
Kansas House
Senate
Carl Holmes
Liberal
Kenny Wilk
Larned
Kansas
Wilk
Energy Panel
Annie Kuether
Dtopeka
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GCCC
GCHS
Winter Wonderland
Miles of
Scott Riedel
Michael Hoffman
Kinney Glass
N. Main St
Linenberger Jewelry
Senates
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