67th Annual Pawnee Fry Roundup Briefs
The 67th annual Pawnee Fry roundup event is set for Monday at the Pawnee Acre Community Building in northeast Finney County. A calf fries meal with ham sandwiches and trimmings starts at 6:30 p.m. followed by an educational program on Succession Planning by Gregg Hadley. Public invited. information from Finney County Extension Office or Larry Scott.
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Pawnee
Pawnee Acre
U.S. Highway 156
Kansas 28 Junction
Finney County
Gregg Hadley
Kansas State Research & Extension
Finney County Extension Office
Larry Scott
Financial Aid Night at Garden City High School
Garden City High School hosts a Financial Aid Night at 7 p.m. in the Commons Area to help students and parents navigate federal aid and FAFSA completion with a Garden City Community College representative available for questions. Enrollment for the driver education course runs 7:30 to 8 a.m. Monday through Jan. 29 in Room F108 with classes starting Feb. 2. the $200 course and summer driving portion limit to 380 students. Contact Eric Victor at 276-6654 for details.
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Garden City High School
GCHS
Buffalo Way
Garden City Community College
Buffalo Way Blvd
Eric Victor
Freshman enrollment begins this week at local middle schools
Counselors will assist eighth grade students during science classes to enroll as freshmen for 2015 16. At Horace J Good Middle School counselors will be Monday and Wednesday and at Kenneth Henderson Middle School Tuesday and Thursday. For more information call GCHS at 805 5448.
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Garden City High School
Horace J. Good
Kenneth Henderson
GCHS
Forensics Stam pede Tournament at GCHS on Jan 31
GCHS hosts the Forensics Stam pede Tournament starting 8 a.m. January 31 with students performing 10 minute acting prose poetry and speaking events. Volunteers are sought to judge. Contact Russ Tidwell coach at 805 5519 or email ridwell gckschools.
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Garden City High School
Russ Tidwell
GCHS
Ridwell
Gckschools
Garden City candidate fundraising letter draws scrutiny
A Garden City resident raised questions about city commission candidate Jacob Olingers fundraising letter alleging donations and a home address submission. The Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission found no violation though Olinger reports keeping a campaign account with Luis Gomez as treasurer. The issue underscores filing deadlines and the slate of races across Garden City and surrounding areas.
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Garden City
City Commission
Jacob Olinger
Olinger
Finney County
Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission
Elsa Ulrich
Finney
KGEC
Luis Gomez
Jean Schneider
Schneider
Skepticism Mounts Over Brownback Tax Plan in Kansas
Democratic leaders in Kansas voiced deep bipartisanship skepticism Friday about Gov. Sam Brownback's plan to raise cigarette and liquor taxes by substantial amounts to address a budget gap exceeding 700 million dollars over 18 months. Republicans echoed concerns, with lawmakers warning the proposal may be politically fragile and financially insufficient.
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Senate
Anthony Hensley
Topeka
House
Tom Burroughs
Kansas City
Sam Brownback
Hensley
Brownback
Kansas
Capitol
Johnson County
Scott Schwab
R-Clathe
Burroughs
Garrett Love
Montezuma
Love
Laura Kelly
D-Topeka
Win
Kansas Department of Transportation
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
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Ign
E. Mary
Stephanie Bognerssoc
Finney County Clerk’s Office
Garden City Commission
Holcomb City Council
Holcomb
Garden City Usd
Board of Education
Holcomb Usd
Garden City Community College Board of Trustees
Roy Cessna
Dan Fankhauser
Melvin Dale
Gccc Board of Trustees
Jeff Crist
Leonard Hitz
Terry Worf
USD 457
Tim Cruz
Mark Rude
Alex Wallace
Dana Nanninga
Antonio Espino
USD 363
Sean Sheets
Ryan J. Ruda
Jill George
Kasey Robinson
Gary Newman
Jon Medina
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