Holcomb board weighs 15 percent budget reductions next year
Holcomb district eyeing about 213000 shortfall with proposed $10 per student for textbooks and a $10 technology fee plus higher activity fees and a yearbook price rise. District cites flat state funding and lower cash balance as causes, aiming to avoid mill increases for 2005 2006. Committee notes per student instructional spend near top among 20 districts.
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Landis
Holcomb
Tional Mills
Budget Committee
High School Upward Bound Program Encourages College Focus
Garden City students spending a summer session in Shane's class explore map work and target location skills. Diaz, aiming to be an orthodontist, says the program helps with scholarships and applications while highlighting rising college costs and regional economic challenges. coaches praise the program as a valuable investment in local youth.
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Shane
Diaz
GCCC
Matt Ellis
Garden City
Final sunset farewell for Reagan at national funeral
The service featured Ronan Tynan singing Ave Maria and the Battle Hymn of the Republic as dignitaries praised Ronald Reagan for bold, humble leadership. Margaret Thatcher and Mikhail Gorbachev attended, while Nancy Reagan, 82, guided the casket with quiet intensity and shared a private moment with her husband. George H. W. Bush recalled Reagan’s quips during the Desmond Tutu meeting.
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Ronan Tynan
Margaret Thatcher
Thatcher
Mikhail Gorbachev
Reagan
Capitol Rotunda
Bush
George Bush
Desmond Tutu
Wheat harvest in Kansas shows mixed moisture tests and early ripening
Grain managers report average moisture near 15 percent and 58 pounds per bushel, with some fields at 55 pounds and 25 bushels per acre. Harvest progresses faster in warmer areas but remains uneven as weather expectations hinge on sun and mild temperatures to finish turning wheat.
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Garden City Co-op
Ken Jameson
Roy Powell
Cropland Co-op
Satanta
Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service
Kansas
Steve Irsik
Gray County
Huber
Lane County
Irsik
Waterparks rise as towns upgrade pools into splashy centers
Communities expand aging pools into waterparks with slides sprays and lazy rivers aiming to attract regional crowds. Officials note high maintenance costs and question long term revenue while stressing family friendly atmospheres and broader appeal beyond children.
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Kansas Plaza
Garden
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Wal-Mart
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Lashawn Taylor
Independence
Taylor
Hays
John Washington
Hutchinson Aquatics
Ted Nelson
Salt City
Splash Aquatic Center
City Recreation Commission
Old City
Nelson
Reno County
Joe Spangler
Emporia
Derby
McPherson
Wellington
Topeka
Lawrence
St. Catherine Hospital
Julie Tull
Catho
Aera
Garden City Monument Company
Ue Eat
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