Herpetologist to speak at FLRZ dinner
Joe Collins, director of the Center for North American Herpetology and adjunct curator at FHSU, will address the Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo at the annual dinner on January 31. He will discuss amphibians' medical importance and threats from a deadly global fungus. Reservations due today to the FOLAZ office. tickets are 12 for members and 15 for non members.
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Joe Collins
Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo
FOLAZ
Collins
Center For
North American Herpetology
Kansas Biological Survey
Natural History Museum
Fhsu Sternberg Museum of Natural History
Southwest Arts Council annual meeting and dinner
Southwest Arts and Humanities Council will hold its annual meeting and dinner Tuesday at The Comfort Inn 2008 E Kansas. Check in starts at 6 30 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. The third annual Community Art Awards will be presented. Nominees include Brian McCallum Carolyn Klassen Vince Mancini Larry Geier Dale Gabel and Bob Halloran. Entertainment by the GCHS Orchestra Ensemble. Tickets are 14 50 per person and reservations must be received by Friday. For more information call 2609700.
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Southwest Arts & Humanities Council
Comfort Inn
E. Kansas
Brian McCallum
Carolyn Klassen
Vince Mancini
Arts
Larry Geier
Dale Gabel
Bob Halloran
Gchs Orchestra
GCHS Broadcasters Host Open House At Garden City High
The Buffalo Broadcasting System at Garden City High School invites the public to an open house from 6 to 9 p.m. on January 31. Visitors can tour the student run TV and radio station, see new equipment, and hear about KBBS Radio and the group’s plans for the future at 1412 North Main Street Adams building.
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Buffalo Broadcasting System
Garden City High School
Kbbs Radio
Adams
N. Main St
Kansas Corps aims to organize college volunteer corps statewide
An initiative in Kansas seeks a statewide volunteer corps by pooling student volunteers from across colleges and universities. Fort Hays State University organizers led focus groups in Garden City to refine the plan, aiming to rally volunteers when needed and coordinate with Kansas Campus Compact. A pilot project could launch in April with participation from multiple campuses and potential funding from state sources.
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Kansas
Chantelle Arnold
Arnold
Fort Hays State University
Center For Civic Leadership
Garden City
Kansas Corps
Hays
Topeka
Wichita
Kansas Campus Compact
Mary Marston
Marston
Southwest Kansas Regional Prevention Center
Celeste Donovan
Seward County Community College
Seward County
Garden City Community College
GCCC
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
Kevin Brungard
Greeley County Sets Up For Primary In Unified Board Race
Greeley County and Tribune prepare for a late February primary to narrow a Unified Board of Supervisors race. Eight candidates vie for municipal and general districts, with two at-large seats. top vote getters will determine initial four year and two year terms. The plan requires 21 years old, residency, and active voter status.
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Tribune
Greeley County
Unified Board of Supervisors
Tribune City Council
Board of Supervisors
County
Horace
Linda Firner
Tribune City
Board of Education
Mike Thon
Alena Ballinger
Alan Peter
John Peterson
Alan Wineinger
Jack Arnold
Janette Crotinger
Tom Farmer
Bill Johnson
Kris Johnson
Irene Billinger
Mark Cavenee
Fred Crotinger
Mary Wright
Clark Harris
Doug Holthaus
Kirby Kleymann
Martha Schlegel
Charles Moser
Unification Study Commission
Finney County to upgrade radios amid 2013 target
Finney County plans a multi year, multi million dollar upgrade of its radio communications to meet new 12.5 kilohertz Federal requirements by 2013. County administrator Pete Olson said the process will be slow and methodical while officials inventory current equipment and test upgrades with first responders. The effort seeks a statewide seamless system linking local agencies, highway patrol and others.
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Finney County
Pete Olson
Olson
Jason Moses
Moses
John Andrews
Federal Communications Commission
Kansas Highway Patrol
Salina
John Ellermann
Kristi Schmitt
County Health Department
Advanced Regis
Kansas technical schools weigh merger path amid changes
A Kansas State board heard concerns over governance reforms for the state's five technical schools. Four pursue mergers with colleges by July 1, 2009, while Salina Area Technical School considers independence as a degree granting institution. The plan aims to boost training quality for nursing, welding, and auto repair, but sustainability and taxation issues remain.
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Topeka
HNS
Kansas
Kansas Postsecondary Technical Education Authority
Salina
Grier
State Board of Regents
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Wichita Quartet
Wichita State University
Lieurance Woodwind
Pauline Joyce Fine Arts
Gccc Fine Arts Division
Santa Fe Trail League
Southwest Kansas
Deerfield
Dighton
Ingalls
Moscow
Rolla
South Gray
Lieurance
Frances Shelly
Andrea Banke
Nicolas Kuster
Suzanne Tirk
Nicholas Smith
Jim McAllister
GCHS
Frei
Avnce
Kansas College
Ameria
Corporation For National & Community Service
Kansas Board of Regents
St. Catherine Home Health Hospice
Russell Child
Stephanie Farley
Sfarley
Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge
Schmitt
Fairgrounds
Angie Clark
Clark
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