Guns Germs and Steel on PBS Monday
PBS airs Guns Germs and Steel a three part Nat Geographic presentation on Smoky Hills Public Television channel 7 at 9 p.m. Monday July 18 and 25. Jared Diamond’s work examines how geography technology biology and economics influence the rise and fall of societies across five continents using re-enactments and notable footage from Jordan Peru Spain Zambia South Africa Papua New Guinea the United Kingdom and the United States. The first episode Out of Eden argues development hinges on access to domesticated animals and crops rather than race or creed. Part two Conquest analyzes weapons and disease in shaping the conquest of the New World. The final episode Into the Tropics looks at Africa’s colonization and why geography still divides wealth and power.
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National Geographic
Smoky Hills
Channel 7
Jared Diamond
Diamond
Jordan
Peru
Spain
Zambia
South Africa
Papua New Guinea
United Kingdom
United States
Africa
Western State Bank Leads We Need Your Pennies Drive
Western State Bank leads the We Need Your Pennies fund drive with 6977 pennies, followed by Security Savings with 3840 and Commerce Bank with 2925 to support Big Brothers Big Sisters of Finney County. Banks across Garden City and Holcomb host donation jars. participants include Western State Bank and many others with listed addresses.
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Western State Bank
Security Savings
Commerce Bank
Big Brothers
Big Sisters
Finney County
Garden City
Holcomb
Kansas Ave
Main
Spruce Streets
11Th Street
Kansas Avenue
Main St
E. Kansas Ave
Seventh and Spruce Streets
Taylor Ave
Golden Plains Credit Union
Bank of America
Home National Bank
E. Mary St
Garden City State Bank
Citizens State Bank
N. Main St
Landmark Bank
Tuesday Brown Bag Lunch Canceled at Finney County Museum
The Brown Bag Lunch for Tuesday at the Finney County Historical Museum is canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. Don Coldsmith’s program The Circle of Food will be rescheduled. Future lunches include Exploring Kansas Churches with Jay Price and So Long a Journey: Asian Americans with Pok Chi Lau.
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Finney County Historical Museum
Don Coldsmith
Circle of Food
Kansas
Jay Price
Pok Chi Lau
Emmaus House Seeks Food Donations in Garden City
Emmaus House in Garden City faces a food shortage and requests donations of canned vegetables and fruits soups pasta and other staples. Accepted items include canned tomato products Jell O cereal cake mixes and powdered milk. Donations welcomed at 802 N Fifth St 8 am to 8 pm weekdays. Call 275-2008 for details.
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Emmaus House
Garden City
Budget talks plus rezoning plan on Garden City board agenda
The Garden City USD 457 Board plans to discuss the 2005-06 budget at its Monday meeting after the Kansas Supreme Court approved the $148 million school funding package. Superintendent Rick Atha noted budget talks may wait for the next meeting as financial officer Kathleen Whitley is asked to complete three months of work quickly. The board will also revisit two foster parents requests to donate the former Friend School building for a group home and consider rezoning costs. In addition, new members Tom Blackburn and George Hopkins join the board and a leadership slate will be chosen. The meeting includes a special 6:30 p.m. session to train staff on a new paperless agenda system, with regular business at 7:30 p.m.
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Garden City
USD 457
Board of Education
Rick Atha
Kathleen Whitley
Atha
State High Court
Kansas
State Department of Education
Friend
Marcie Heady
Karin Good
Theoni
Randy Grisell
County Commission
USD 363
Skip Landis
Landis
State Supreme Court
Summer reading boosts kids' skills at Finney County Library
At Finney County Public Library youngsters of all ages crowd the 305 E. Walnut St. facility on hot weekdays to read books and play computer games. Librarian Venus Rowland cites summer reading as essential to maintaining skills, supported by Krashen 1993 findings that leisure reading predicts comprehension and vocabulary gains.
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Finney County Public Library
Walnut St
Venus Rowland
Barbara Heyns
Heyns
Rowland
Vioneit Lugo
Lugo
Eva Heckel
Heckel
Pablo Palacios
Palacios
Hank the Cow Dog
Stephen Krashen
Krashen
Emily Glenn
Finney County Public
Holcomb USD 363 to vote on expanding tobacco ban
Holcomb Kansas USD 363 board to discuss extending the tobacco prohibition to teachers counselors and librarians on district property and vehicles while reviewing budget hearings a new middle school principal and a $5 rise in textbook and athletic fees plus board leadership elections set for Monday night at Holcomb High School.
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Holcomb
USD 363 Board of Education
Landis
Kansas
John Becker
Janet Sharp
Mike Pfeifer
Jay Powers
Settlement with J A Livestock on agenda
Finney County commissioners will settle a defaulted loan to J A Livestock Products Inc and review a request from Palmer Manufacturing for a 10 year tax abatement for a 1.5 million 25 000 square foot expansion. They also seek a county grant to create at least 25 jobs and review nuisance policy and fund reallocations for Youth Services.
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Finney County Emergency Medical Services
J & A Livestock Products Inc
Palmer Manufacturing & Tank Inc
County
Garden City Commission
Norman
Dorothy Heying
Heyco Inc
J & As
Heyco
California
Johann
Johannes Prins
Steve O’brate
25Th Judicial District
Julie Wright
Cliff Mayo
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Fleming St
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N. Jones
Dave Novack
Ingalls
Finney County Commission
Finney County Administrative Center
Ninth St
J&a Livestock
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