RSVP Center Sees Shift to Centralize Older Americans Help
Bonnie Jasso directs RSVP at the Senior Center as the RSVP office moves from the Area Mental Health Center to centralize services for seniors. The program matches volunteers over 60 with nonprofit needs, offering paid mileage, insurance, newsletters, social events, and a volunteer van. Classes at the Senior Center include exercise, knitting, and women’s pool, with indoor walking options. AARP and allied aging groups plan meetings and driving-course offers, with speakers and slide presentations highlighted for community engagement.
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RSVP
10Th
Jones
Bonnie Jasso
Garden City
Bonnie
Area Mental Health Center
AARP
Emma Leah LaGesse
Ruth Walker
Highway Department Patrol
Ira Merrick
Marble Whitmer
Hattie Fry
Garden City High School Student of the Month Honored
Ken Heinrichs daughter La Ken Heinrichs of Rt. 1 earns Office Education Student of the Month at Garden City High School. She works for Western Counterintelligence and Security and serves as secretary while handling calls, typing, and alarm monitoring. She is vice president of the Office Education Association and active in pep club F H A Explorer Scouts and band. Plans include Kansas State University for general business administration after graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lo Ken Heinrichs
Ken Heinrichs
Rt. 1
Garden City High School
Western Counterintelligence and Security, Limited
Hartford Rebirth Marked After Roof Collapse at Civic Center
A year after the 1978 roof failure at Hartford’s Civic Center, officials unveiled plans for a new arena slated to open in 1980. Mayor Athanson and others praised Hartford’s resilience while inquiries cite design deficiencies and lawsuits potentially totaling 32 million dollars.
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Hartford
George Athanson
William DiBella
Ella Grasso
William Cotter
D-Conn
Colieum
Connally joins 1980 GOP race at Press Club
Former Texas governor John B. Connally announces his bid for the 1980 Republican presidential nomination at the National Press Club. He criticizes Carter as ineffective but patriotic, plans primaries strategy to win votes nationwide, and recalls a political shift from Democrat to Republican amid Watergate fallout.
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Washington
Texas
John B. Connally
Connally
National Press Club
Carter
Philip Crane
Illinois
Los Angeles
Benjamin Fernandez
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Johnson
Con
Vention
Republican Party
GOP
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Kansas Association For Aging In Higher Education
KAAHE
Kansas Citizens Council On Aging
KCCA
Barton County Community College
Great Bend
Paul Ertel
Administration On Aging
Don Cowgill
University of Missouri Center On Aging
University Gerontology Center
Wichita State University
Box 25
Wichita
Kan
Anny Harvey
Aety Pacific
Heinrichs
Garden City Telegram
Telegram Publishing Company
7Th Street
Kansas
Fred Brooks
John Frazer
LeRoy Allman
Act and Business
Mgr
Associated
Meth
Teng
New York
Teng Hsiao-ping
United States
Mr. Farmer
Promark
Western State
Western State Bank
Gardens City
FDIC
Gerald Simons
Eilerbe Associates
The
Burger King
Kansas Plaza
Burger Gi
U.S. Pat. OF
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