Swine flu info hub set up by Garden City USD 457
Garden City USD 457 created a swine flu information page on its district site to inform students staff and parents about H1N1 symptoms prevention and containment. KDHE links and hotlines accompany the resource which cites 12 confirmed Finney County cases and ongoing district monitoring.
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Garden City Usd 457
Gck
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Kdheks
KDHE
USD 457
Finney County Health Department
Roy Cessna
Finney County
Sandhills Art Association hosts 12th Juried Exhibition
The Sandhills Art Association invites sponsors and artist entries for its 12th annual Juried Art Exhibition opening with a public reception August 22 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Art Center on Main in downtown Garden City. Judge John Thorns of Hays will present prize awards in professional and amateur divisions while exhibiting works. Sponsors sought include the Southwest Arts and Humanities Council. call Irene Unruh or Wanda Stallings for details or pick up entry forms at 318 N Main St Garden City.
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Sandhills Art Association
Art Center On Main
Garden City
John Thorns
Hays
Southwest Arts and Humanities Council
Irene Unruh
Wanda Stallings
Art Center
Main
N. Main St
Talent Show Opens Next Week At Family Ministries
Family Ministries and Area Mental Health Center present a talent show featuring participants from southwest Kansas with mental disabilities. The event begins 10 a.m. July 31 at 606 N. Main St., Garden City. Admission is free. Information from Eva Shaw at 937-0647.
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Family Ministries
Area Mental Health Center
Kansas
N. Main St
Garden City
Eva Shaw
Kansas Bioscience Authority plans 1 million to defend Manhattan lab
The Kansas Bioscience Authority budgets 1 million of its 75.5 million 2010 plan to safeguard the decision to build a 650 million National Bio and Agro Defense Facility in Manhattan Kansas. Texas leads a suit against DHS over site choice, plans to refile after a judge dismissal. The project promises 1500 construction jobs and 300 ongoing positions with 25 to 30 million annual payroll. The authority also aims to launch a 50 million Bioscience Growth Fund over five to seven years with 3 million in the coming year.
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Lawrence
Kansas Bioscience Authority
Manhattan
Kansas State University
Texas
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Plum Island
N.Y
Long Island Sound
Texas Consortium
Kansas
Department of Homeland Security
DHS
Kansas City
Columbia
Kansas Authority
European TV crew films Kansas Old West travel tale
ARD Germany shoots a 45 minute travel documentary across Kansas and Oklahoma, aiming to lure European tourists to authentic Old West sites. The crew tours the Santa Fe Trail region and Hutchinson attractions like the Cosmosphere and Underground Salt Museum, with airings planned for Germany Austria and Switzerland.
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Flint Hills
Kansas Prairies
ARD
Germany
Santa Fe Trail
Austria
Switzerland
Kansas
Becky Blake
Oklahoma City
Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center
Kansas Underground
Hutchinson
Oklahoma
Lisa Weight
Blake
America
Champley
Karl Teuschl
American West
Teuschl
Japan suspends ban on Creekstone beef shipments
Tokyo halted imports after inspectors found bovine spinal columns in two of 810 Creekstone Farms Premium Beef boxes. The suspension comes as Japan enforces a trade rule: U.S. beef must be from cattle 20 months or younger and free of spinal columns brain tissue and other risk materials. The incident follows Japan resuming U.S. beef purchases in 2006 and pressures U.S. exporters to meet strict safeguards.
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Tokyo
Kansas
U.S
Japan
Creekstone Farms
Ministry of Agriculture
United States
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington
CASA seeks help equipping kids for school
Spirit of the Plains CASA asks the public for gift cards and backpacks to aid abused or neglected children. Director Susan Escareno notes 190 kids served last year and 80 to 90 helped with supplies previously. Gifts from Walmart Target or Sam's Club are requested to cover ages from babies to 18 and ease foster care financial strain. Volunteers prepare reports and participate in court to aid the child’s best interests.
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Spirit of the Plains Casa
CASA
Susan Escareno
Escareno
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US. Department of Commerce
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