Burmese refugees unite at southwest Kansas picnic
Burmese Association of Southwest Kansas members from Burma Myanmar gather at Finnup Park to promote unity among refugees now living in Garden City. Leaders describe the event as for unity and prosperity and note members span Muslim Chin Karen and Buddhist groups with many working at Tyson Fresh Meats.
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Finnup Park
Myanmar
Burma
Jonathan Galia
Tyson Fresh Meats
Tyson
Garden City
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Saw Min
Association
Albert Ryaw
USD 457
Council of Leaders
Burmese Association of Southwest
Wild Affair fundraiser boosts Lee Richardson Zoo support
Zoo supporters gathered at Lee Richardson Zoo for A Wild Affair a fundraiser offering music food and animals to benefit the Cat Canyon exhibit. Kathy Sexson said ticket sales rose from about 200 last year to around 250 this year with 20 to 30 volunteers helping.
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Lee Richardson Zoo
Kathy Sexson
Cat Canyon
Housing squeezes Garden City teachers seeking homes
Jennifer Camilleri, new special education teacher at Bernadine Sitts Intermediate, rushed to find housing in Garden City where 98 percent of rentals are full. With 80 openings in city schools this summer, 67 are filled by new teachers from multiple states, prompting frequent searches for rental houses and even basement rooms as housing remains a major challenge for educators relocating to the district.
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Jennifer Camilleri
Garden City
Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center
Camilleri
Eastern Michigan University
Kaleb Kentner
Shelly Kiblinger
Michigan
Kansas
Minnesota
Colorado
Texas
Wyoming
Florida
Iowa
Kiblinger
Julia Morales
Buffalo Jones Elementary School
Bells toll for Charles Stones as collection grows
Charles Stones, longtime Garden City educator and namesake of the Charles O Stones Intermediate Center, has amassed a collection of more than 500 bells. The trove includes dozens of school bells once used to summon students at the start of the day and call them back from breaks.
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Charles Stones
Garden City
Charles O. Stones
Bells of many kinds mark a lifelong collection
Weighers Stones recalls starting a school bell collection about 50 years ago after teaching in a one room Smith County school. His shelves hold bells of every size and type including school, cow, bicycle, liberty and ship bells, plus a Liberty Bell plaque from Hugoton lawyers involved in a local law and order program.
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Stones
Smith County
Hugoton
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