Workshop sign-up set for Thursday
Grantmakers of the High Plains host an 8:30 a.m. June 22 grant writing workshop at Garden City Community College Student and Community Service Center. Enrollment costs 25 dollars with a June 14 deadline, sponsored by Commerce Bank Finney County United Way the Finnup Foundation and the Western Kansas Community Foundation. For information contact 271-9484.
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High Plains
Garden City Community College
Commerce Bank
Finney County United Way
Finnup Foundation
Western Kansas Community Foundation
Carson & Barnes Circus to perform at Scott City fairgrounds
A three ring Carson and Barnes circus comes to Scott City Scott County Fairgrounds Wednesday with shows at 430 pm and 730 pm A free setup viewing is planned around 900 am The circus promotes the elephants helping raise the Biggest Big Top on Earth and tickets cost 12 6 in advance or 16 8 on Wednesday Availability is via www carsonbarnescircus com or the box office after 9 am Wednesday Contact (800) 594 TIXX.
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Carson & Barnes
Scott City
Scott County Fairgrounds
Carson & Barnes Circus
Carsonbarnescircus. Com
Ulysses
Macular support group meets at Finney County Senior Center
A free session for seniors with macular degeneration is set for Thursday at 3 p.m. at the Senior Center of Finney County 907 N 10th St. Lorraine Marchi, founder of the National Association of the Visually Handicapped, speaks. Reserve at 275-7248 ext 135 or 800-526-3937 ext 135. Writers from District 7 of the Kansas Authors Club announced May in Garden City. The contest drew about 13 entrants, with 12 prose and 24 poetry entries. Winners include Amy Becker Offerle, Alice L Craig Dodge City, Lydia Gonzales Garden City, and others across several categories.
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Finney County
10Th St
Lorraine Marchi
National Association of the Visually Handicapped
Kansas Authors Club
Garden City
Kansas
Amy Becker
Offerle
Alice L. Craig
Dodge City
Lydia Gonzales
Joel Herndon
Healy
Millie Horlacher
Colby
Dorothy Janke
Dorothy Jenks
Lakin
Barbara Lamborn
Sublette
Paul Roberts
Elsie Wolters
Oberlin
Holcomb board renews talks on student concessions sales
Holcomb Board of Education likely to revisit a rule allowing only student groups to raise funds at athletic events after HOBO urged reconsideration. HOBO secretary Smythe highlighted community benefit and a $219.14 donation to student groups from meals while noting revenue trends and cost changes.
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USC 363 Board of Education
Tim Miller
Radona Smythe
Holcomb Orange and Black Organization
HOBO
Skip Landis
Smythe
Holcomb Athletic Department
Cindy Walker
Steve Johnson
Pool safety tips to guard Kansas children
SAFE KIDS Kansas reports 36 child drownings in 2000 04 with 81 percent under age four. Experts urge active supervision and pool fencing alarms covers and self closing gates. Parents should secure pools remove toys lock gates and keep watch.
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Jan Stegelman
Safe Kids Kansas
Stegelman
Kansas
Garden City
Lloyd Deremus
Mr. Pool
United States
American Academy of Pediatrics
Deremus
Wichita County Board approves district wide grading scale
The USD 467 Board approved a 2007-08 student handbook establishing a district wide grading scale with eight percentage points per letter grade. The change ends three separate scales used by the district’s schools and aims to standardize GPA considerations while maintaining high expectations for student effort and achievement.
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USD 467
Board of Education
Wichita County Junior High
Wichita County High School
R.B. Stewart
Ann Harkness
Seoti
Kansas Board weighs looser teacher licensing rules
Kansas to vote on easing licensing requirements to address teacher shortages in math and science. The plan would drop the out-of-state GPA hurdle while letting licensed teachers add endorsements after passing subject exams. critics warn depth of preparation may suffer but educators mostly back the move.
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Topeka
State Board of Education
Kansas
Sue Gamble
Shawnee
Uled
Martha Gage
Kansas Department of Education
John Richard Schrock
Emporia State University
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Circus
Macular
Yaseu Ur
Holcomb Board
Walker
Bob O’connor
Holcomb Middle School
Jeff Jarnigan
Holcomb Recreation Commission Board of Directors
Nathan Novack
Tom Lee
Randi Thyne
Shelby Bennett
Jeff Rivers
Andrea Audrey
Delgado
Steve Fox
State Farm
Elle Koenke
Wichita County
Kansas Universities
Dan Walker
Peg Dunlap
Kansas National Education Association
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