Will Rogers comes to Satanta in dinner theater
Satanta Arts Council presents Doug Watson portraying Will Rogers at Satanta Jr High Commons on Saturday Jan 28. Dinner at 6:30 p.m. and performance at 8 p.m. Tickets 20 dollars include brisket dinner, 10 dollars for children or performance only. Kansas Humanities Council sponsors. call 620 649 2337 for details.
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Will Rogers
Satanta Arts Council
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Watson
Kansas Humanities Council
Rogers
Screening clinic for Garden City children ages three to five
Garden City USD 457 will host a free screening clinic for children aged three to five on January 13 at Trinity Lutheran Church 1010 Fleming St. Trained staff will assess hearing vision gross and fine motor skills communication and thinking abilities in about 90 minutes. Appointments via Early Childhood Dept at 276-5149. If unable to attend call 271-8847, not the church.
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Garden City
Trinity Lutheran Church
Fleming St
Senior citizens group to meet Friday
The Finney County Senior Citizen Association invites Finney County residents aged 55 and older and their guests to a Friday dinner and meeting at the Senior Center, 907 N. 10th St. A covered dish dinner starts at 6 p.m. followed by a business meeting, with entertainment by Janis Gain. Contact Dorman Diller 276-6962 or Norma Nichols 276-3620.
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Finney County Senior Citizen Association
10Th St
Finney County
Janis Gain
Call Dorman Diller
Norma Nichols
Middle School Madness YMCA program starts next month
Saturday Night Alive at the Y presents Middle School Madness for seventh and eighth graders. The events run 8 to 11 p.m. on February 18, March 18, and April 22 at Garden City Family YMCA. Free for members with registration. non members pay 3 before close or 5 at the door. Identification required. Call Connie at 275-1199.
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Garden City Family Ymca
Center St
YMCA
Connie
Officials urge Kansas counties to institute burn bans
State Fire Marshal Jack Alexander and Maj. Gen. Ted Bunting urged Kansas counties to consider burn bans as firefighters in neighboring states contend with large grass fires. Fire chiefs in Kearny, Scott, and Finney counties said no bans have been issued, though warnings are in place while Harvey, Cowley, Sedgwick, and Harper counties have already enacted bans.
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Topeka
Jack Alexander
Ted Bunting
Kansas National Guard
Oklahoma
Arbuckle Mountains
Kearny County
Scott Harris
Harris
Scott City
Ken Hoover
Scott County
Garden City
Allen Shelton
Finney County
Shelton
Texas
New Mexico
Bunting
Alexander
Harvey
Cowley
Sedgwick
Harper
Kansas responders share Katrina lessons in Topeka gathering
Nearly 250 Kansas emergency workers met in Topeka to exchange experiences from Hurricane Katrina relief efforts in Mississippi. Leaders stressed local involvement in disaster readiness and the value of kinships formed during missions, noting civilians’ resilience and the ongoing need for support.
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Topeka
HNS
Kansas
Gulf Coast
Economic Development Corp Elects New Chairman and Vice Chairman
Rich Harp and Jeff Whitham were elected as chairman and vice chairman of the Economic Development Corp for 2006. Harp is CEO of Commerce Bank and Whitham leads Western State Bank. A funding-body meeting at the City Administrative building is set for Tuesday, time TBA.
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Economic Development Group
Finney County Economic Development Corp
Rich Harp
Jeff Whitham
Harp
Garden City Area
State's grade on education survey one piece of debate
Kansas earned a passing B minus in Education Week 2006 Quality Counts on standards and accountability with the national average at C plus. Officials say scores will improve as new science and social studies standards test in 2008 while cautioning the report measures standards use rather than subject content.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Board of Education
Steve Abrams
Education Week
Department of Education
Alexa Posny
Posny
Abrams
Kathleen Sebelius
Standard & Poor’s
Kansans warned Westar rate order misleads consumers
State regulators are accused of underestimating the impact of Westar Energy rate changes. Attorneys for CURB and major customers say annual bills could rise by 75 million dollars, not the 3 million figure cited. The Kansas Corporation Commission approved passing fuel and environmental costs to customers, shifting risk from the utility.
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Topeka
Westar Energy Inc
Kansas Corporation Commission
Westar
KCC
David Springe
CURB
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