Latino Town Hall Meeting Planned in Garden City
The Kansas Hispanic and Latino American Affairs Commission will hold a public meeting at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Garden City Fiesta Courtyard 1806 Buffalo Jones Ave. KHLAAC will present local state and national updates and invite community questions. Contact Elias Garcia at 785 296 3465 or khlaac.org.
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Kansas Hispanic and Latino American Affairs Commission
Garden City Fiesta
Buffalo Jones Ave
Khlaac
Elias Garcia
Khlaac.org
Health insurance volunteers sought in Kansas
The Senior Health Insurance Counseling program run by Southwest Kansas Area Agency on Aging seeks volunteers to become counselors. Duties include assisting seniors with Medicare claims and policies, Medicare supplement plans, drug plans, and Medicaid basics. Training is a three day event in August in Hays with mileage, meals, and lodging covered. Call (800) 742-9531 for the coordinator. Applications accepted through July 15.
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SouthWest Kansas Area
Kansas
Fundraiser for Nancy Peirano at St James Lutheran Church
A fundraiser to cover Nancy Peirano’s medical bills is planned for 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at St James Lutheran Church. Thrivent Financial will match up to 1500 dollars. Tickets cost 8 dollars for adults and to children. information at the church or Area Mental Health Center.
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Nancy Peirano
St. James Lutheran Church
Belmont Place
Area Mental Health Center
Thrivent Financial
Lutherans West Central Kansas Chapter
Area
Family YMCA July Follies Set for July 1
The Garden City Family YMCA hosts its fifth annual Fourth of July Follies from 7 to 9 p.m. July 1. The gym racquetball courts and indoor pool will be open, with carnival games inflatables and free admission. A $50 raffle for a 2002 Jeep Wrangler benefits the youth football program.
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Garden City Family Ymca
Garden Valley Church Fiesta Vacation Bible School Next Week
Garden Valley Church invites children aged 3 through fourth grade to a Fiesta Vacation Bible School. Activities include mariachi bands Bible Point Crafts games Bible stories snacks and music. Sessions run 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday at 1701 N Third St call 276-7410 for details.
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Garden Valley Church
Third St
Education officials name new deputy commissioners in surprise move
Education Commissioner Bob Corkins announced two experienced administrators Thomas Foster and Larry Englebrick as deputy commissioners. The board will vote next week as critics warn the plan could push charter and voucher reforms. The restructuring costs about $200,000 and forms a senior team of 4 executives overseeing about 250 employees.
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Wagnon
Corkins
Thomas Foster
Alexa Posny
U.S. Department of Education
Larry Englebrick
Kansas City
Kansas
Leavenworth
Sue Gamble
R-Shawnee
Cation
Steve Abrams
Dale Dennis
Gamble
Grassland Animal Band fuels zoo youth camp weeks
Seventeen students in Garden City visited the Lee Richardson Zoo for Zoo Camp theme Grassland Animal Band. Camp ran three days from 8 am to noon with tours crafts and activities about North American South American and African grassland animals.
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Lee Richardson Zoo
North America
South America
Africa
Andrea Smith
Eric Maxwell
Andrew Barnett
Zoo Camp
Finup
Grassland Animal Band
Regional colleges unite to offer health programs in Garden City
Western Kansas community colleges expand medical training with shared programs at Garden City. Paramedics EMTs respiratory therapists medical lab and surgical technologists physical therapy assistants and EMS coordinators are now accessible through distance learning across four campuses. Students complete general ed at home then study at another college with local clinicals, enhancing local workforce growth.
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Western Kansas Community Colleges
Garden City
Garden City Community College
Seward County Community College
Colby Community College
Dodge City Community College
Judy Crumble
GCCC
Crumble
St. Catherine Hospital
Kansas
Gracie Hudson
St. Catherine
Seward County
Hudson
Lily Stoll
Allied Health Education Center
Stoll
Former sale barn owner to pay ranchers from sale proceeds
Four months after a series of bad checks at Central Livestock Corp Frederick, the former owner, said he would use the 248,546 sale proceeds to pay ranchers. He sold the barn to Ronald and Donald Jordan, who have begun new sales. Ranchers claim totals reach 317,800 against a 75,000 surety bond, with a class-action motion pending and a court hearing set for Friday.
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South Hutchinson
Central Livestock Corp
Mac Frederick
Frederick
Ronald
Donald Jordan
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Kansas Animal Health Department
Hutchinson
Stan Juhnke
Juhnke
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Ang Sta
Holcomb
Smith
Lori Cook
Manford
Okla
Zoo
Benjamin Anderson
Tami Rupp
Ian
Ond
Finnup Center For Conservation Education
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