GCCC Announces Noncredit Cooking Classes This Spring
Garden City Community College CECS division offers two quick kitchen courses Bake It on January 28 and Chocolate Fever on February 4 taught by Tina Cole. The spring series includes Cooking with Herbs March 3 Touche March 10 Presto Pasta April 7 Just Desserts May 5 and Sensational Salads May 12 led with Cole and Chef Quentin Perry. Registration is via Tara Keasler at tara.keasler gcccks edu or 276 9647 or in the CECS office on the Student and Community Services Center upper level.
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Windsor Hotel Lunch and Learn at Finney County Library
Finney County Extension Office sponsors a Lunch and Learn from 12:05 to 12:55 p.m. Thursday at the Finney County Public Library. The topic is the Finney County Preservation Alliance efforts to save and restore the Windsor Hotel for redevelopment. Attendees may bring lunch. coffee and tea provided. For more information call 272-3670.
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Spanish CDL Training Session Opens at GCCC Campus
Enrollment is open for a two day Spanish training session hosted by Garden Business and Industry Institute on the GCCC campus February 9 and 16 from 9 am to 5 pm. The course prepares attendees for the written portion of the Kansas commercial driver's license test. the textbook is included, but the DMV test must be taken separately. The $130 fee covers textbook, with enrollment via GCCC Institute Office at 275-3279.
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Car crashes through Wichita City Hall doors
Police say a man plowed a car through glass doors and security gear at Wichita City Hall then into a parking garage where he was arrested. He was upset by personal problems and had threatened to drive into the building earlier. No injuries reported.
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Concealed gun permits off to slow start in Kansas
More than 11 000 Kansans have applied for concealed carry permits since the law began July 1 2006 far fewer than the 20 000 expected. Officials cite few problems but mixed opinions among gun enthusiasts. Applicants face $150 fees eight hour training and background checks with about 1 percent denied for felonies mental illness drug or DUI records.
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State starts program to aid twenty five autistic children
Wichita AP report outlines a new state program providing up to three years of intensive services to about 25 birth to five autism cases. eligibility hinges on doctor diagnosed spectrum disorder and Medicaid rules with waivers. services include autism specialist care of up to 25 hours weekly, family counseling, respite care, and parent support. total first year cost 744000 funded by state and federal dollars.
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Soldier self publishes Iraq deployment letters in Victory Denied
Roger Aeschliman, a Kansas Army National Guard member, compiled weekly emails from his 2005-06 Iraq deployment into a self published book, aiming to share truth about the war with his children and readers. He details escorts for dignitaries near Baghdad, praises figures like Donald Rumsfeld, and argues Iraq is improving beyond media portrayals. He returned to Topeka, resumed work as a bank trust officer, and was promoted to lieutenant colonel after 21 years in the guard.
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Woman forgave Courtney before death in high profile case
Georgia Marie Hayes forgave Robert R Courtney in a letter written years before her death at 49 from cancer complications. Hayes, subject of the only case to go to trial in Courtney’s drug-dilution scheme, died as the 2002 civil award was reduced from 2.225 billion to 330.1 million. Her husband Donald Hayes recalled her wish to overcome hate with dignity and said her influence inspired many as funeral plans began. Memorials were directed to Cornerstone Community Church or Crossroads Hospice.
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Robert R. Courtney
Courtney
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Jackson County
Donald Hayes
Harrisonville
Cornerstone Community Church
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Sealed statements in Sonderholm case await ruling
Judge Jim Pringle will decide if Justin Thurber's police statements in the January 2007 death of Jodi Sonderholm should remain sealed. The request to close hearings and seal court documents was rejected, but Thurber’s statements may stay under seal pending admissibility review. Enduring dispute between prosecutors and Wichita news outlets over open records persists.
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