Garden City CC offers noncredit business courses
The Garden City Community College Business and Industry Institute announces several non credit classes: Administrative Professional for Southwest Kansans on Jan 22 from 1 to 5 pm for 60 dollars. Excel Fundamentals Jan 23 and 24 from 1 to 5 pm for 120 dollars. Outlook Fundamentals Jan 25 and 26 from 1 to 5 pm for 120 dollars. Information and registration via Jessica Glaze at 276-9532 or jessica.glaze egcccks.edu.
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Garden City Community College Business and Industry Institute
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Jessica Glaze
Jessica
Glaze
Hip Hop Dance Class Offered By Community College
The Continuing Education division schedules a 12 session hip hop dance course starting January 23. Classes run 5 to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Aerobics Room at Dennis Perryman Athletic Complex, 801 Campus Drive. Instructor Roger Syng leads. Fee is $50 per person. Register with Christine Siebert at 276 9647 or christ ine.siebert geccks.edu.
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Geccks.edu
Endowment selects new officers for 2007
Endowment Association has elected Diana Jones as president Missy Allen as vice president Nancy Leiker as secretary and Bob Whippo as treasurer. New board members are Jessica Dirks Sandy Linenberger and Peg Nally. Executive committee members at large are Dana Woodbury Callie Remschner and Kirk Clemon. The group raises funds to aid GCCC students with scholarships. Last year it provided 416000 to 840 students.
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Garden City Community College Endowment Association
Diana Jones
Missy Allen
Nancy Leiker
Bob Whippo
New Association
Jessica Dirks
Sandy Linenberger
Peg Nally
Dana Woodbury
Callie Remschner
Kirk Clemon
GCCC
Ceramics Workshop Set for January 27
Dodge City artists Jennifer and Andy Nolan present a free ceramics workshop from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. January 27 in the Pauline Joyce Fine Arts Building at Garden City Community College. The event, funded by the GCCC Potter's Guild, features Jennifer on sculpture decal and screen transfer and Andy on throwing on the wheel. For details contact Brian McCallum at 276-9558.
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Dodge City
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Andy Nolan
Pauline Joyce
Kansas Board to review sex education policy changes
The Kansas State Board of Education moved to add a February vote on sex education requirements set by the previous conservative majority. Moderates favor local district control, while the board also shifts to new evolution friendly standards and seeks a national search for a new commissioner to replace Bob Corkins.
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Topeka
State Board of Education
Sally Cauble
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Garden City
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Connie Morris
Intelligent Design
National Association of State Boards of Education
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Corkins
Dale Dennis
Bill Wagnon
Wagnon
Weekend of art and music in Garden City area
A weekend lineup features a living room concert by Michael Young at HPPR Garden City, a Miss Southwest Kansas Pageant at Kepley Auditorium with nine contestants, a Garden City High School student art exhibit at the Arts Center on Main with about 40 participants, and a free foreign film series at Finney County Public Library starting at 7 p.m. Friday.
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Garden City
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Young
Mary Palmer
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GCHS
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Jennie Wilson students conduct penguin themed Blizzard day
Jennie Wilson Elementary hosted a Penguin Blizzard day weaving penguin facts into math problem solving and computer quizzes. Second grader Wyatt Wolzen cited watching The March of the Penguins while fourth grade teachers organized activities from bowling with pin fins to balance beanbag eggs and remote quiz questions.
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Raymond Urrutia
Logan Durst
Jennie Wilson Elementary
Jennie Wilson
Wyatt Wolzen
Tracy Lukens
Penguin Blizzard
Penguin
Garden City
Lukens
Garden City faces at large commission race with filing deadline
Garden City voters see three at large seats up for grabs in the April 3 election. Incumbent J R Behan plans to run again, after weighing time commitments, with filing due by noon January 23 at the city clerk's office. Mayor Gary Fuller and Janie Perkins are not seeking re election. two new candidates Tom Bendure and James Perkins have filed. Behan emphasizes economic development and fiscal responsibility.
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Finney County Emergency Medical Services
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Janie Perkins
Tom Bendure
Backyard Oasis
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Reynaldo Mesa
David Crase
Mesa
Crase
James Perkins
City Commission
Garden City CC reports Center cost came in under estimate
Garden City Community College completed the Student and Community Services Center at a final cost of 3.7185 million dollars, about 150000 less than expected. The project centralizes registration and financial aid and opened ahead of August course registration. The board also discussed extending a Finney County sales tax to fund economic development and other campus facility needs.
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