Alta Brown Hosts Parent Workshop At Elementary School
Alta Brown Elementary will host a parent workshop on July 30 in the school gymnasium at 1110 Past Pine St. An English session from 1 to 4 p.m. and a Spanish session from 5 to 8 p.m. feature national presenter Lianne Fernandez. Parents will take home activities, receive school supplies, enjoy pizza, and have access to babysitting services.
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Alta Brown
Pine St
Lianne Fernandez
Fernandez
Volusia County
Fla
Garden City hosts Aug 3 substitute teacher in service
Garden City Public Schools will hold a substitute in service on August 3 in the Falcon Room at Kenneth Henderson Middle School located at 2406 Fleming St from 8 a.m. to noon. The event invites current or aspiring substitutes for the 2009 2010 school year and requires applicants to complete an district application and state licensure. A minimum of sixty college credit hours is needed to enroll, and interested individuals should call the Office of Instruction at 805 7050.
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Garden City
Falcon
Kenneth Henderson
Fleming St
Office of Instruction
Cimarron Southwest Jamboree at Senior Center
The Southwest Jamboree featuring the Cimarron Fiddlers Pickers and Singers will run from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Cimarron Senior Center on 221 South Main Street. The free event invites finger foods for breaks and accepts small donations to help cover rental costs.
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Cimarron Fiddlers, Pickers & Singers
Senior Center
S. Main St
Cimarron
Wheat meeting tackles climate in Kansas gathering
Kansas wheat farmers meet in Wichita July 30 and 31 to discuss climate change and its impact on farming. The Kansas Association of Wheat Growers and Kansas Wheat Commission address proposed greenhouse gas regulations and potential effects on costs and benefits for farmers.
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Wichita
Kansas Sapheat Farmers
Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
The
Kansas Wheat Commission
German crew films Santa Fe Trail documentary in Kansas
A crew from Germany's ABC Network tours Kansas to shoot a documentary on the Santa Fe Trail. The production follows the historic route from Missouri to New Mexico, with filming scheduled for Sunday in the state.
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Santa Fe Trail
Topeka
Germany
Kansas
ABC Network
Ugh
Missouri
New Mexico
Kansas communities compete in energy saving challenge
Six Kansas communities Mount Hope Haven Kinsley Quinter Merriam Salina and Wellington vie in a yearlong Take-Charge Challenge sponsored by the Climate and Energy Project to cut energy use. Participants install compact fluorescents weatherize homes and seek per capita kilowatt reductions, with prizes including solar panels and energy efficient upgrades.
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Wichita
Kansas
Climate and Energy Project
Mount Hope
Haven
Kinsley
Quinter
Merriam
Salina
Wellington
Keala Timko
Stacy Rogers
Laurie Gooding
Gooding
The
Midwest
Dorothy Barnett
Climate and Energy
Rogers
Kansas Power Pool
Fairs and Deerfield Days highlight weekend in Southwest Kansas
Southwest Kansas residents look to three fairs and Deerfield Days events this weekend. Kearny County Fair runs through Friday with 9 30 a m showmanship and a noon 4 H meal, bingo, fish races and livestock sales. Deerfield Days features mud activities Friday and a home run derby, while Saturday brings a Commerce Bank breakfast and morning art shows at the Community Center.
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Kansas
Deerfield
Kearny County
Hamilton County
Scott County
Kearny County Fairgrounds
Boy Scout Park
Commerce Bank
Deerfield High School
DHS
Weekend ADA Celebration and Local Events Snapshot
Weekend activities include an ADA Celebration and Health Fair from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Center for Independent Living with free food, a 19th anniversary ADA cake cutting from 3 to 5 p.m., and staff drawings from 4 to 5 p.m. in Garden City. Concerts, theater, a farmers market, open house, and multiple fairs fill Friday through Sunday across city venues, featuring Garden City bands, Godspell Junior, Cimarron Fiddlers, 4-H shows, and a full slate of community events.
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ADA
Center For Independent Living
E. Spruce St
Garden City Municipal Band
Stevens Park
Clifford Hope
Garden City High School
N. Main St
GCHS
Garden City Recreation Commission
Garden City Farmers Market
Westlake Ace Hardware
Fleming Street
Harding Avenue
Iq Academy Kansas
Hampton Inn
Crestway Drive
Iqacademyks.com
Cimarron Fiddlers, Pickers & Singers
S. Main St
Cimarron
Finney County Fair
Finney County Fairgrounds
Ethics panel clears House speaker of nepotism charge
The Kansas ethics commission dismissed a nepotism complaint against House Speaker Mike O Neal by a 5 2 vote with one abstention and one absence. Commissioner Solbach said probable cause existed but evidence failed to show O Neal influenced the wife’s hiring. Democratic Rep. Marti Crow had charged nepotism.
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House
Topeka
Kansas Ethics Commission
Mike O’neal
Chamber
John Solbach
Lawrence
O’neal
Solbach
Marti Crow
Leavenworth
Hutchinson
Crow
Cindy O’neal
GOF
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Gus Collins
George Dick
Colin Whitley
Emma Price
Scott City
Anderson Family
Lee Richardson Zoo
Firehouse Park
Park Shelter
Ray Merrick
Stilwell
Peter Freund
Mike O'Neal
Ethics Commission
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