Quilts of Valor honor local veterans in Garden City
Annette Miller and a group of quilters at the senior center give Quilts of Valor to veterans in Garden City. Nine year old Darby Reimer sang the National Anthem, Staff Sgt. Stewart Boone played trumpet, and recipients receive a three part message of honor gratitude and comfort. The foundation invites others to join and apply via govf.org.
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Luck
QOV Foundation
Annette Miller
Miller
Garden City
Darby Reimer
Linda Finley
Stewart Boone
Govf.org
Grant supports child insurance outreach and enrollment
The program aims to educate families on health insurance and its role in well being while linking vulnerable Kansans to state and federal resources. Kansas partners including KHI and KU Medical Center will help reach uninsured children through schools and open enrollment periods, with CMS funding under Connecting Kids to Coverage. In 2015 Kansas enrolled 327,223 children in CHIP or Medicaid, a 6.8 percent rise from 2014.
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Kiss
Wiles
K-State
Khi and KU Medical Center
CMS
Kansas
Witness identification and gun search tied to Mansfield shooting
Investigators say a suspect and others in the vehicle with Lyons reported threats and called 911. Witnesses later identified Sanchez as the shooter. A handgun was found at 5736 E Mansfield. tests will determine if it matches the weapon used in the shooting.
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Bascue
Lyons
Sanchez
E. Mansfield
Sheriff's
Local veterans honored by Quilts of Valor ceremony
Six local veterans received Quilts of Valor and certificates as family members accompanied each. Recipients include Barker who joined the Kansas Army National Guard in 1974 and served in field artillery, Arwine whose 20 plus years spanned photography, public affairs, and infantry, Garcia a Navy sailor active during the Gulf of Tonkin, Susan Barker who served in the Women’s Army Corps and later faced Agent Orange related health issues, Mardini who entered the Army in 1965 as a general surgeon, Martini who served from 1943 to 1967 as a field artillery officer, and Boone a WWII veteran honored for service in France and Belgium with the Bronze Star.
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Barker
Kansas Army National Guard
Garden City
Kansas
Garcia
Navy
Aviations
South China Sea
Gulf of Tonkin
Susan Barker
Frank Barker
Women’s Army Corps
Denver
Fort McClellan
Alabama
Army Chemical Port
Mardini
Army
Fort Bragg
North Carolina
Martini
Stewart Boone
Boone
France
Belgium
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Germany
Berlin Wall
U.S. Army
Department of Defense
Bill Garcia
Susan Lynn Barker
Edward Mardini
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Madha Garin
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