Roundup: Gertrude Walker Elementary Hosts Math and Health Night
Gertrude Walker Elementary School will hold a Math and Health Night from 5 30 to 7 p m Thursday with math activity centers led by teachers and health and fitness information. A pizza dinner and healthy snacks will be provided for attending families. Garden City Public Schools will not have classes Friday as it is an in service day for teachers. District offices stay open with regular hours. classes resume Monday.
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Gertrude Walker
Garden City
Watson
Berblinger
Ralph
House
Registration opens for KFAC summer conference in Salina
Early bird registration for the Kansas Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom summer conference is now open. The June 1 event at Salina Bicentennial Center targets K-12 educators FFA advisors students Extension agents and agriculture enthusiasts with workshops and continuing education credits through Kansas State University Global Campus.
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Kansas Foundation For Agriculture In
KFAC
Salina Bicentennial Center
Salina
FFA
County Farm Bureau and Conservation District
Ksagclassroom
Peggy Thomas
Thomas
Thomas Jefferson
George
Kansas
Kansas State University Global
GOP leaders press for budget compromise in Kansas
Three top House Republican leaders pledged to find a compromise to close the state's near 350 million revenue shortfall. They discussed spending cuts, one time funds and tax reform, with interest in repealing the 2012 business tax exemption and potential tobacco settlement cash. Leaders stressed dialogue, avoiding premature positions, and seeking common ground with Gov. Brownback.
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Topeka
House
Sam Brownback
Brownback
Don Hineman
Topeka Capital Journal
Hineman
Kansas
National Tobacco Company
Scott Schwab
West
Schwab
Ryckman
Groundhog Supper marks 69th year at First United Methodist Church
Garden City community gathers for the annual Groundhog Supper at First United Methodist Church where sausage patties potatoes sauerkraut and biscuits with gravy are served to about 850 attendees. Longtime volunteers recall changes from cast iron gravy pots to large roasters while families and friends share food and memories each year.
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First United Methodist Church
Tim Miller
Miller
Cliff Mayo
Fellowship Hall
Rodger Funk
Joe Vanderweide
Vanderweide
Marjorie
Charlie Sinclair
Garden City
Revenue shortfall fix could hit Kansas schools hard
A Kansas revenue shortfall plan with across the board cuts faces opposition from lawmakers and school leaders. Projections show Fort Hays State University and several school districts facing multi million dollar reductions, triggering fears of layoffs and earlier dismissals. Officials caution the cuts would deeply affect higher education, corrections facilities, and human services while exempting certain costs.
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Topeka
Brad Ralph
Dodge City
Buhler
USD
Mike Berblinger
Legislative
House Appropriations Committee
Fort Hays State University
Hutchinson Correctional Facility
Ellsworth Correctional Facility
Larned State Hospital
Larned Correctional Mental Health Facility
Hutchinson Usd
Garden City
Salina
Board of Regents
Fort Hays State
Eber Phelps
D-Hays
Fort Hays
Randy Watson
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