Enrollment open for Spanish GED classes in Garden City
Enrollment runs 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Finney County Community Learning Center through July 8 for a five-test GED program in Spanish. No charge but textbooks cost 18.50 dollars. After July 8 contact Itzel Stewart at Saffell Library or 275-3284 for enrollment.
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Finney County Community Learning Center
W. Jones Ave
Itzel Stewart
Saffell Library
Garden City Community College
Prosperity director to visit Garden City Monday
Alan Cobb, Kansas State Director for Americans for Prosperity, will speak at Garden City Plaza Hotel 1911 E Kansas Ave Monday from 5 30 to 7 30 pm. A sign on the door marks the meeting room and for more information call Lee Messenger at 276 0667.
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Alan Cobb
Kansas State
Americans For Prosperity
Garden City Plaza
Kansas Ave
Lee Messenger
Sebelius pushes gambling bill to fund Kansas schools
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius said no new taxes are needed to fix schools but lawmakers should pass a gambling bill in the upcoming special session to sustain funding. She cited revised revenue forecasts showing an $172 million higher over two years to meet a Kansas Supreme Court order increasing education spending by $143 million by July 1, while warning against risking program cuts.
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Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
Kansas Supreme Court
Sebelius
State
Cials
Supreme Court
Statehouse
Senate
Kansas
House
Doug Mays
Mays
Duane Goossen
Phill Kline
Kline
State Board of Education
Kansas board probes sex education disclosure and consent
Topeka lawmakers on the state school board urged clearer parent notification about sex ed content and questioned student participation without parental consent. Members cited examples of explicit material and urged standards to guide districts, while noting some incidents may be isolated.
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Topeka
Hns
Connie Morris
R-St. Francis
John Bacon
R-Olathe
Bacon
Cynthia Akagi
Akagi
University of Kansas
Standards Writing Committee
Tyson Fresh Meats earns United Way Corporate Citizen award
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. received the 2005 Corporate Citizen award from Finney County United Way at the Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast. Employees contributed over 193000 with a 48000 company match last year, and Tyson provides monthly United Way visits for new hires.
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Finney County
United Way
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc
Garden City Area
United Way Board
Gerry Schultz
Holcomb
Paul Karkiainen
Aquila
Commerce Bank
Security Savings Bank
Keller
Karkiainen
Schultz
Family Impact Team helps at risk youth curb crime
The FIT program begun in 1997 and active since 2000 operates as a state funded prevention effort directed by Jeff Pfingsten. Serving six Kansas counties, it assists youth ages 10 to 14 with mentoring, therapy, class work, and progress reports.
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Jeff Pfingsten
Pfingston
25Th Judicial System
Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority
Topeka
Julie Wright
The
FIT
Finney
Greeley
Hamilton
Kearny
Scott
Wichita Counties
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Garden City
Upper Arkansas Basin Advisory Committee
BAC
Upper Arkansas Bac
Kansas Water Authority
Kansas Water Plan
King Center
Jetmore
Kansas Water Office
Kwo.org
Susan Stover
Upper Arkansas Basin
Degenhardt
Stevens Park
Ken Degenhardt
Blue Notes
Nebraska
Colorado
Texas
Oklahoma
Shell
Nutcracker
Steps Dance School
Sabrina Rishel
Prosperity
G.C
Tanner Colburn
Hill City
Bethany Nichols
Katherine C. Jones
Tyson
Holcomb Plant
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