Garden Valley owners host free country western roundup
Garden Valley Retirement Village owners Front Line Management invite the community to a free country western roundup and barbecue to celebrate years of service. The June 22 event runs 6 to 8 p.m. in the west lot at 1505 E Spruce St Garden City. Activities include fiddle music by Joe and Jon Irsik, free burgers and dogs, kids rides, cotton candy, bounce house, snow cones, and more. Reservations by Tuesday to Shirley Luck or Dona Rouse at 275 9651.
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Front Line Management
Garden Valley Retirement Village
Garden City
GVRV
Spruce St
Joe
Jon Irsik
Shirley Luck
Dona Rouse
Community fundraiser aids Moore tornado victims at St Catherine
St Catherine Hospital and partners raised 5857 for Moore Oklahoma tornado victims through a free will hot dog feed and bake sale drawing 3850 attendees. Western Kansas American Red Cross and Finney County Community Health Coalition joined the effort, with donor matches up to 1000. Attendees included hospital staff and local businesses supporting regional disaster relief.
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St. Catherine Hospital
Moore, Okla
Western Kansas American Red Cross
Finney County Community Health Coalition
St. Catherine
Edward Smink
Mission and
Moore
Kansas
Smink
Scott Taylor
Taylor
Hospital
Mission In Action Committee
The
Red Cross
Scott
Lisa
Scheppner
Myer
McKenna Trucking
Connie McKenna
Sodexo
American Red Cross
USD 457 Board to discuss five year plan aims
The USD 457 Board meets at 6 p.m. in the Educational Support Center to review a five year strategic plan focus on communication and collaboration. First initiative, student achievement, was presented in May. Second initiative goals include expanding communication with all stakeholders and boosting parent involvement. Consent items and a Migrant Family Literacy Grant are on the agenda.
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USD 457
Board of Education
Fleming St
Kansas Department of Education
Moderate Party of Kansas Forms to Court Moderates
Aaron Estabrook a Manhattan resident with prior Democrat and Republican ties pursues a third party path aimed at uniting moderates. The Moderate Party of Kansas filed PAC papers, eyes 2014 elections, needs about 17,000 petition signatures by June 1, 2014 to gain recognition.
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Manhattan
Kansas
Aaron Estabrook
Political Action Committee
Moderate Party of Kansas
PAC
Hutchinson News
Estabrook
Moderate Party of
Nick Hoheisel
Wichita State University
Hoheisel
Tim Huelskamp
Congress
Afghanistan
Kansas House
Reform
Kansas State University Political Science
Joe Aistrup
Garden City considers six month delay on gun law at public buildings
The Garden City Commission will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday to discuss extending the July 1 effective date of a state law allowing concealed carry in public buildings. Holcomb and Finney County have asked for a January 1, 2014 extension to study security plans. The agenda also includes fireworks waiver, nuisance-property resolutions, a rural housing incentive district hearing, a bond sale, an annual audit review, zoo board appointments, and a possible Buffalo Dunes Golf Course rate increase.
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Garden City Commission
Eighth St
Holcomb
Finney County
George St
Stevens Ave
East Cambridge Square
Zoo
Buffalo Dunes
Budget requests on tap for county
The Finney County Commission will convene at 8 30 a m Monday at the Finney County Administrative Center to hear 2014 budget requests from the county health department fairgrounds district court services computer support public works and the Finney County Convention and Visitors Bureau. The panel will also discuss district court building plans with Kurtis Jacobs court administrator.
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Finney County Commission
Finney County
N. Ninth St
Finney County Convention and Visitors Bureau
Kurtis Jacobs
Global Bazaar at Lee Richardson Zoo Set for June 22
Lee Richardson Zoo plans its first Global Bazaar and Ten Thousand Villages Festival next weekend in the Wild Asia lot from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 22. Vendors will sell handmade items from more than 35 countries with proceeds supporting a new primate exhibit.
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Lee Richardson Zoo
Wild Asia
Zoo
Brian Nelson
Friends of
Ten Thousand Villages Organization
Nelson
Ten Thousand Villages
Friends
Garden City
FOLRZ
Forlz.com
FOLAZ
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Garden Valley Owners
Real Pekale
E. Mary St
Ainivte
Taan
Stephanie Bogner
Dave Warren
Leawood
Bill Graves
Kelly Schodorf
Wichita
Jean Schodorf
Schodorf
JC Street
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