Art museum chief recalls Kansas roots and early art exposure
Lyndel Saunders King, 59, director of the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, recalls growing up in Hugoton Kansas where two family paintings shaped her view of art. Now juror for the Baker Arts Center show in Liberal, she reviews 269 slides from 92 artists, awarding $6,000 in prizes with a focus on rural landscapes and still life.
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King
Frederick R. Weisman
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Hugoton
Lyndel Saunders King
Jennie Saunders
Moscow
Kansas
Baker Arts Center
Liberal
Diego Rivera
University of Kansas Art Museum
Blaine King
Ulysses
Europe
Weisman Art Museum
National Gallery of ‘Art
Washington, D.C
United States
Saunders
ESL and migrant students near general achievement in Garden City
Garden City USD 457 assessment shows ESL and migrant students performing about the same as general education and gifted peers in reading and math. Linda Trujillo notes trends from fifth grade onward, with some scores even higher and more high school ESL grads. The board will review findings and a gang policy revision at the meeting.
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Garden City
Virginia Collier
Wayne Thomas
George Mason University
USC 457
Milt Pippenger
Linda Trujillo
Trujillo
Pippenger
Barrels to Shelters: Syracuse Man Repurposes Dair y Barrels
Robert Todd in Hamilton County runs Old Goat Manufacturing turning iodine plastic barrels from Miguel Dairy Service into pet shelters. The two sizes house cats or dogs and cost 30 dollars, with Todd open to barter. Shelters sit in his alley workshop, about 50 finished units awaiting sale as neighbors praise his recycling and community help.
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Robert Todd
Syracuse
Hamilton County
Lester
Todd
Miguel Dairy Service
City of
Julie Valentine
Valentine
Robert
Miguel Dairy Supply
Nancy Gass
Maggie
Simon
Bethany Popejoy
Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office
Risa DeVaney
DeVaney
Denver Plastics
Plan to muffle noise at Holcomb Wiley Elementary
Holcomb USD 363 board hears proposal by project architect Bruce Glass to reduce classroom noise at Wiley Elementary. Readings in November show decibel drops after installing fiber board and ceiling batts, with estimated $800 per room and about 10 rooms affected. Glass to present Monday night.
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Holcomb
Wiley
USD 363 Board of Education
Bruce Glass
Glass
Wiley Focul
Sound
Douglass seeks Garden City Commission seat again
Former Garden City commissioner Jim Douglass filed to run again for the City Commission, aiming for one of three open seats as voters head to a February or April election. Douglass, 52, served 1997 to 2001 and now owns D.W. Douglass Roofing. He emphasizes growth and fiscal discipline amid slower economy and budget cuts. The filing deadline is January 21 at the Finney County Clerk’s Office.
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Jim Douglass
Janie Perkins
Douglass
D.W. Douglass
Garden City Community College
Santa Fe Trail Boy Scout Council
Salvation Army
Finney County Community Learning Center
St. Catherine Hospital
Finney County Emergency Planning Committee
Sandhills Amateur Radio Club
Cecilia
Matthew
Daniel
Garden City Commission
Perkins
Tim Cruz
Jim Wharton
Holcomb
Holcomb City
Finney County
Ninth St
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