FOLRZ Cookout Set for August Seventeenth
The Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo announce an annual cook out and camp-out starting at 6 30 p m on August 17. Admission is free for current FOLRZ members and 3 for non members. Family memberships allow two adults and their children under 18 free admission. Bring a large covered dish and own table service. Cesar Pena will present slides from Argentina at 8 p m Finnup Center. Overnight stays optional with tents or camper trailers. Reservations required by August 12 at 276 6243.
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Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo
FOLRZ
Cesar Pena
Folaz Board
Argentina
Finnup Center For Conservation Education
Garden City band classes run to Aug 8 at high school
Beginning band for fifth and sixth graders in Garden City started Monday and continues through Friday July 31 to August 8 at Garden City High School music building. Fifth graders with brass play 1 to 2 pm, woodwinds 2 to 3 pm. Sixth graders meet 11 am to 12 pm. Contact Debbie Tidwell or Bettee Gilkison for details.
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Garden City
Debbie Ti
Inservice for Parents at Bernadine Sitts Center
Bernadine Sitts and Charles Stones intermediate centers host an inservice from 7 to 8 30 p.m. August 9 in the Bernadine Sitts media center. Parents guardians and guests of fifth and sixth grade students are invited Betsy Geddes Ed D will present Responsible Parents Raise Responsible Kids with a Spanish translator. Contact Leigh Ann Roderick at 276 5324.
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Bernadine Sitts
Charles Stones
N. Belmont St
Betsy Geddes
Leigh Ann Roderick
Vanguard Airlines suspends operations amid bankruptcy filing
Vanguard Airlines, based in Kansas City, said it suspended operations after failing to secure new financing. Nearly all employees will be laid off as it plans Chapter 11 protection. Flights Tuesday and Wednesday were canceled with other services suspended indefinitely while a restart is sought. The firm has not posted a profit in eight years.
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Kansas City, Mo
Vanguard Airlines
Vanguard
Frontier Airlines
Scott Dickson
The
Kansas City Star
Commissioners debate speaking for the county at public meetings
Finney County leaders wrestled with whether a commissioner can speak as a private citizen without signaling county stance. Mayo told Garden City officials he spoke as a citizen. The group also declined a 3400 increase for the Extension Service, approved a 1.033 million contract for the public works office, moved the budget hearing to 7 p.m. Aug 12, and discussed housing jury detention needs as WaKeeney plans to close its center.
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Plymell
Finney County
Triple H Grain and Cattle Co
W. Plymell Road
Cliff Mayo
Garden City Commission
Mayo
Irv Stephens
Stephens
Commission
Roman Halbur
Jerry Davis
Jennie Barker Road
Schulman
K-156
U.S. 50
Dick Construction
Main
Maple Streets
Southwest Kansas
Russ Jenning
Kansas
WaKeeney
Graves enters controversy over political ad in AG race
Gov. Bill Graves condemned a Falls Church group ad linking Wichita murder suspect Reginald Carr to a 2000 law Adkins supported. Carr’s lawyers seek venue change as hearings set. the ad draws mixed reactions from Adkins rivals Kline and McAtee.
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Clathe
Bill Graves
Wichita
Graves
Law Enforcment Alliance of America
Falls Church
David Adkins
Leawood
Kansas
Reginald Carr
Adkins
Kansas House
Carr
Ing
Sedgwick
Phill Kline
Shawnee
Topeka
Charles McAtee
Geary County
Chris Biggs
Johnson County
Paul Morrison
Kansas City
Alliance
Kline
Olathe
Jonathan Carr
Kansas Department of Corrections
Kerr raises funds fast as Sebelius tops receipts
Senate President Dave Kerr amassed over 650000 in two months for the Republican gubernatorial bid, while Kathleen Sebelius led all candidates with more than 12 million in seven months. Wichita Mayor Bob Knight led Republicans with nearly 850000, aided by donor ties to Westar Energy and endorsements from The Eagles members.
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Topeka
Senate
Dave Kerr
Secretary of State
Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
Kerr
State Senate
Wichita
Bob Knight
Kent Glasscock
Glasscock
Carla Stovall
Stovall
Tim Shallenburger
Dan Bloom
Eudora
Knight
Shallenburger
David Wittig
Westar Energy
Westar
Wittig
Eagles
Joe Walsh
Don Henley
Glen Frey
Women commute 11 hours weekly for KU master's degree
Stacey Brendmoen and Robin Unruh drove five hours each way from Garden City to KU once a week for two years to earn a social welfare master’s degree. Their long commutes, totaling over 50,000 miles, aimed at promotions at St. Francis Academy and advancing western Kansas social services.
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Brendmoen
Unruh
St. Francis Academy Inc
St. Francis
Garden City
Western
Kansas
Clay Finck
Hays
University
School of Social Welfare
Jan Jess
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Finney County Commission
K. Johnson
Luis Castillo
B.O.B
USD 457
Lawrence
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