Library board set to meet Tuesday
Finney County Public Library Board will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the library located at 605 E Walnut St.
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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 2013
Page
3
Finney County Public Library Board will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the library located at 605 E Walnut St.
State Rep. John Doll will host an informal meeting at 10 a.m. today at Patrick Dugan's Coffee House on 301 North Main. He plans similar sessions each Saturday during the legislative session to answer questions about ongoing state government issues.
The Knights of Columbus will host a free throw contest at Garden City Community College back gym on February 9 starting 9 a.m. for boys and girls ages 10 to 14. Local winners advance to a regional event in Ulysses on February 16, with further state and national rounds possible. details and later venues will be announced. The event is free and no registration is needed. For more information, call Brandon Barrett at 276-8298.
At the Finney County Commission meeting Fairgrounds manager Angie Clark and boxing coach Robert Gonzales will review a rental agreement with the Garden City Finney County youth boxing club for use of the West Pavilion on 154 dates yearly. The club would host boxing activities Monday through Thursday and quarterly admission events, paying $7 120 in annual usage fees. The club, a not for profit origin 20 years ago to curb youth fighting, was renamed Bad Boyz Boxing Club about 15 years ago and has produced national and world champions. The commission meets at 8 30 a m Tuesday at the Finney County Administrative Center.
Kansas officials debated expanding Medicaid under Obamacare at a House hearing. Analysis by the Kansas Health Institute estimates 122000 low income adults and about 118000 children would gain coverage, with major funding gaps and long term costs ranging from 260 million to over 2 billion across six years. Governor Brownback has not decided, and funding was not included in his budget.
Kansas Senate leader Jeff King drafts a measure requiring cash assistance recipients to pass drug tests, with unemployment benefits cut for job seekers who fail. The plan targets TANF applicants and adults, and would require employers to report failed tests to the state labor department. King says the aim is treatment, not punishment.
Garden City native Master Gunnery Sgt. Max E. Cripe, principal French horn in The President’s Own Marine Band, will perform at the 57th presidential inauguration. Cripe, long based in Bowie Maryland, has played at inaugurations since 1988 and has met several presidents, including Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Obama, and George W. Bush. He recalls the Reagan funeral as a moving memory and notes family ties to Garden City through his parents. The Marine Band provides music at the swearing-in, parade and inaugural events, with Cripe preparing a demanding schedule for Monday’s ceremony. He hopes to play again in western Kansas, possibly Garden City.
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