Garden City High Seeks National Merit Recognition Info
Garden City High School requests community help compiling National Merit recognitions for commendation semifinalist and finalist students. Send names and graduation years to Attention National Merit at 1412 N Main St Garden City KS 67846. Contact Janet Reed at 276 5170 for details.
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Garden City High School
GCHS
N. Main St
Garden City
Janet Reed
Neufeld to appear Sunday on SHPTV
House Speaker Melvin Neufeld will join Dennis McKinney on the Ask Your Legislator show on Smoky Hills Public Television. The live program from 5 to 6 p.m. in Bunker Hill via SHPTV will discuss Kansas Legislature issues and accept viewer emails and calls.
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Melvin Neufeld
Dennis McKinney
Smoky Hills
Bunker Hill
Washburn University
Bob Beatty
Kansas
Leoti Lions set Groundhog Pancake Day on Feb 3
The Leoti Lions mark 26 years hosting Groundhog Pancake Day at the Community Building in Seon from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. with pork sausage pancakes syrup juice and coffee. Donations fund community projects including youth eyeglasses, Kansas Boys and Girls State sponsorships, Wichita County park upkeep, and Lions State and International programs.
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Leoti Lions
Lions
Seon
Kansas
Wichita County
Girl Scouts Offer Cookie Orders By Phone And Online
Weather delays hindered in person sales this year and girls invite buyers to call 276-7061 or 888 900 7061 or visit girlscoutcookies.org to place orders online for cookies.
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Garfield Math Night At Garfield Elementary School
Garfield Elementary School hosts a family math night at 7 p.m. on Tuesday inviting parents to attend with children to work on math problem solving strategies and enjoy refreshments.
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Garfield Elementary School
W. Walnut St
Art instructor wins first in national juried exhibit
Garden City Community College art instructor Brian McCallum earned first place for "Intimate Couple" at the 10th National Juried Art Exhibition in the Baker Arts Center Liberal. The show opened January 13 and runs through February 24. McCallum's other piece "Eve's Dream" was chosen for QX.net Nude International 2007 in Lexington Kentucky.
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Garden City Community College
Brian McCallum
Baker Arts Center
Liberal
McCallum
Eve
Qx.net
Lexington Art League
Kentucky
Immigrant TB cases rise in Kansas linked to immigration trends
In Emporia a Somali immigrant with active tuberculosis prompted Kansas health officials to note that immigrants accounted for 62 percent of last year’s TB cases in the state. CDC data show immigrants nationwide comprise over half of TB cases for several years with Mexico, the Philippines, Vietnam, India, and China as top origins. Kansas reports 81 TB cases in 2006, higher than 2005, with Wichita the largest concentration and meatpacking workers among high risk groups.
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Emporia
Kansas
Phil Griffin
Kansas Tuberculosis Control Program
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
Griffin
United States
Tyson Foods Inc
Mal
California
Texas
New York
Florida
Ed Hayes
Minuteman Civil Defense Corps
Lougene Marsh
Lyon County Health Department
Tyson
Gary Mickelson
Marsh
Mexico
Philippines
Vietnam
India
China
Kansas City Area
Topeka
Ryun hints at future runs after loss to Boyda
Former GOP Rep. Jim Ryun says media coverage contributed to his November defeat in Kansas 2nd District and leaves doors open for future public office. He questions Capital Journal reporting on his ties to Rep. Mark Foley and a street block party cohosted by Foley and others. He plans to focus on runner training camps and speeches while keeping options open, including a U.S. Senate bid.
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Jim Ryun
Ryun
Nancy Boyda
Topeka Capital Journal
Ryan
Mark Foley
Florida
Foley
Capitol Hill
Jeffrey Black
Black
Capital- Journal
U.S. Senate
Sam Brownback
Lawmakers seek plan to cover university maintenance backlog
In Topeka lawmakers scrutinize a projected 663 million repair bill after several weeks of study. Gov Sebelius to unveil a multi year plan and a $200 million down payment is requested by the Board of Regents. House supports a 15 million annual special fund, funded by a 1 mill levy, while Senate must sign on.
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Hns
Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
Nicole Corcoran
Senate
Board of Regents
House
Dwayne Umbarger
R-Thayer
Umbarger
GOP
Melvin Neufeld
R-Ingalls
Dennis McKinney
D-Greensburg
Regents
Reggie Robinson
Senate Task Force
Allen Fieldhouse
University of Kansas
Robinson
House Appropriations Committee
Tom Burroughs
Kansas City
Ty Masterson
Andover
Bob Bethell
R-Alden
Bethell
State Board of Regents
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