Kids' College at GCCC Mixes Fun Learning and Safety Plans
GCCC Kids' College offers activities from tornado safety drills to art and gymnastics for kindergartners through eighth graders. Classes run morning and afternoon with fees of 40 to 60 dollars and scholarships possible. enrollment continues with upcoming sessions listed and contact details for Diane Machotka and Christine Siebert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Toscano
Combs
Britton Burr
Burr
Javier Varela
Varela
Heather McNaughton
Diane Machotka
GCCC
Kids’ College
Center For Summer Learning
Johns Hopkins University
Finney County Public Library
Gccccks
Machotka
Christine Siebert
Healy plant seeks investors for carbon neutral pellet fuel
The Healy facility aims to produce carbon neutral biomass pellets for residential and industrial use without water input. A share drive within 50 miles intends to raise about $8 million, targeting 3,000 producer shares and ~550 members, with operations planned by January. Community figures see potential jobs, tax revenue, and regional business boosts, balanced by due diligence on biomass use and farm residue values.
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Sherwood
Healy
Kansas
Lois Fenster
First State Bank of
Healy Insurance
Fenster
Vance Ehmke
Ehmke
Lane County
Tom Bennett
Bennett
District narrows achievement gap in USD 457
USD 457 posted improved 2007 reading and math results led by more effective programs like Read 180 and enhanced data analysis. Superintendent Rick Atha highlighted progress toward AYP across all subgroups, with substantial gains for students with disabilities and Asian/Pacific Islander students, and projected removal from the state on improvement list after two consecutive years meeting targets.
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Kansas State Department of Education
Rick Atha
Brom
USD 457
Kansas
Greensburg rebuilds after deadly Kansas tornado anniversary
City Manager Steve Hewitt chronicles progress in Greensburg as debris removal nears completion and water and power return. About 75 percent of debris is cleared, 50 percent of the water system restored, and U S 54 open to through traffic. Many residents live in FEMA trailers. permanent mobiles arrive June 15 for up to 30 months.
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Kansas
Steve Hewitt
City Hall
U.S. 54
Hewitt
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Haviland
Pratt and
Bucklin
Lonnie McCollum
Paula Neier
Neier
National Guard
Kansas Department of Transportation
Donnie Beltz
Beltz
Kiowa County Historical Museum
Ed Schoenberger
Schoenberger
Libby sentenced to 2 1/2 years in CIA leak case
Former White House aide I Lewis Libby received a 2 1/2 year prison term after being convicted of lying and obstructing the CIA leak investigation. Judge Reggie Walton imposed a $250,000 fine and two years probation, with no report date set for prison and possible appeal pending.
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Washington
White House
I. Lewis
Scooter
Libby
CIA
Dick Cheney
U.S
Reggie B. Walton
Walton
U.S. Bureau of Prisons
Tony Fratto
Bush
Europe
Valerie Plame
Harriet Grant
Mary Matalin
Cheney
Victoria Toensing
Reagan
State Department
Theodore Wells
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Healy Plant
Greensburg
St Rangers
ZSI
Finn
Garden City, KS
Student and Community Services Center
Noor
Garden City Community College
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