GCRC To Host After School Fit Camp In Garden City
Garden City Recreation Commission will host After School Fit Camp on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:15 to 5 p.m. The six week program targets fourth through eighth grade youth seeking a lifestyle change, starting February 6. For details call 276-1200.
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Garden City Recreation Commission
KHP to Run Car Seat Safety Checks at Garfield Center
Kansas Highway Patrol officers will conduct car seat safety checks 7 30 to 10 50 a m in the north parking lot at 121 W Walnut St inviting parents and community members to bring vehicles for proper seat installation. Trooper Michael Racy will later teach students about seat belt use as part of Health Awareness Week activities.
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Garfield Early Childhood Center
Kansas Highway Patrol
KHP
Walnut St
Garfield Elementary
Michael Racy
Chicken Noodle Supper Planned at Senior Center
A chicken noodle supper is planned at the Senior Center of Finney County at 907 N. 10th St from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. Menu includes homemade chicken and noodles mashed potatoes green beans a roll and dessert for 5 per person. Proceeds go to fund activities for the Retired Senior Volunteer Program and the senior center with entertainment by Too Many Strings.
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Finney County
10Th St
Pre-enrollment meeting for Garden City High School
A pre-enrollment session for eighth graders and parents is planned at Garden City High School, 1412 N Main, Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the GCHS Courtyard. Counselors from GCHS will explain enrollment steps and graduation requirements and finalize enrollments with students at Abe Hubert Middle School on Tuesday and Kenneth Henderson Middle School on Feb 1.
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Garden City High School
GCHS
N. Main St
Abe Hubert
Kenneth Henderson Middle School
Abe Hubert Middle School
Pawnee Fry meal set for Monday at Pawnee Acre Building
The 64th annual Pawnee Fry hosts a 6:30 p.m. meal at the Pawnee Acre Community Building in northeast Finney County featuring calf fries and ham sandwiches. An educational program on drought management by Kansas State University specialists follows, with contact numbers for Finney County Extension and local organizers.
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Pawnee
Pawnee Acre
Finney County
Justin Waggoner
Kansas State University Area
John Holman
Kansas State University
Finney County Extension Office
Larry Scott
Jim Hewes
Kansas rally backs pro life laws at statehouse
Crowds of more than 1000 gathered at the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka to back anti abortion measures. Governor Sam Brownback urged support while recalling his daughter Abby and New Year’s Eve wedding. The rally highlighted 2011 laws on fetal pain and clinic regulation and opposed broader personhood bills.
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Topeka
Mct
Statehouse
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Brownback
Abby
Mary Kay Culp
Kansans For Life
Supreme Court
Dani
Wichita
Lee Richardson Zoo marks 85th birthday with Kansas Day event
Lee Richardson Zoo in Garden City celebrates its 85th year since 1927 with a Kansas Day themed kickoff Friday from 2 to 4 pm at the zoo and Finnup Center. Keeper chats, animal enrichment, bird ID challenge, and hot chocolate await families with future programs planned for March July and November.
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Lee Richardson Zoo
Garden City Zoo
Misty Ayers
Garden City
Ayers
Cat Canyon
Finnup Center For Conservation Education
E. Finnup Drive
Zoo
Kansas
Duck Pond
Kansas State
Finnup Center
Patrick Dugan
Kansas lawmakers push medical marijuana bill HB2330
In Topeka supporters rally at the Capitol to back HB2330 to legalize medical cannabis for patients with prescriptions. The bill would let licensed nonprofits grow and dispense up to six ounces monthly to qualifying patients, amid mixed legislative optimism and evolving national views on marijuana.
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Kansas
Dani
House Health and Human Services Committee
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Crohn
Finney
House
Gallup
Kansas bioscience audit finds sound investments plus addressed issues
Auditors say Kansas Bioscience Authority investments are sound and issues from a forensic audit are being addressed. The audit reviewed by Senate Ways and Means Committee noted no conflict of interest in investments, but highlighted document destruction and fund misuse by former CEO Tom Thornton, with about 4700 dollars recovered. Governor Brownback’s administration pressed for the audit in 2010 and officials say internal controls will improve.
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Topeka
Kansas Bioscience Authority
Senate
Ways and Means
KBA
BKD Forensics
Tom Thornton
Authority
Thornton
Ohio
Ing
Sam Brownback
Invest
John Wratil
Leawood
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Brian Bucklin
St. James Academy
Lenexa
George Finnup
Frederick Finnup
Finnup Park
Izaack Walton League
Con
Lee Richardson
Park and Zoo
Gail Finney