GCCC offers two business courses in June and July
Garden City Community College through its Business and Industry Institute offers two upcoming classes for managers and supervisors. The July session Team Building and Delegation led by Cathy McKinley runs 1 to 5 p m July 14 with a 99 dollar fee as part of a four course Supervisor I certificate program. Strategic Planning runs 1 to 5 p m June 23 for 99 dollars including a manual. enrollment closes a week before. Contact 276 9647 or B I gcccks edu for details. The institute operates 8 to 7 30 Monday to Thursday and 8 to 4 30 Friday. Also KHP will conduct a sobriety checkpoint in Finney County over the weekend to spot impaired drivers.
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Kansas
Garden City Community College Business and Industry Institute
Cathy McKinley
GCCC
Continuing Education and
McKinley
Institute
Jean Warta
B&i
Gcccks
Business and Industry Institute
Gccc Student and Community Services Center
First Finney County Freeze-Off to Kick Off July 3
Garden City Downtown Vision sponsors a July 3 ice cream contest during festivities with a 10 a.m parade and Black Hills Energy Freedom Feed in Stevens Park. A $400 prize, funded by Myers Ice and an anonymous donor, will go to the top confection judged by a panel. Participants must submit a gallon of ice cream at Stevens Park concession stand by 9:30 a.m. Entries due June 30. forms available at 413 N Main or via vision gcdowntown.com.
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Finney County
Garden City Downtown Vision
Black Hills Energy
Stevens Park
Beverly Schmitz
N. Main St
Vision
Gcdowntown
Pfannenstiel inducted into Teachers Hall of Fame
Martha Pfannenstiel of Dodge City was inducted into the Kansas Teachers Hall of Fame on June 5, joining seven other educators. A long-time educator, she taught at Lincoln and Linn Elementary Schools and served as a reading specialist and reading recovery instructor before retiring in 2003.
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Syracuse
Garden City Community College
Kansas Teachers’ Hall of Fame
Martha Pfannenstiel
Dodge City
Pfannenstiel
Lincoln
Linn
Newman University
Syracuse High School
St. Mary of the Plains College
Robert Gast
Topeka
Ronald Poplan
Kansas City
Kan
Linda Marie Ybarra Kotich
Barbara Maughmer
Manhattan
Joyce Anschutz
Great Bend
Marjorie Gillig
Pratt
Carolyn Clevenger Kuhn
Emporia
Pittsburg State gets $2 million for algae polymer research
Scientists at Pittsburg State University will receive $2 million in federal funding over three years to study algae derived polymers at the Kansas Polymer Research Center. The aim is to develop eco friendly polymers from algae oil for products like floor tiles and foam chair seats.
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Pittsburg
Pittsburg State University
Kansas Polymer Research Center
Pittsburg State
Kansas City dealer offers Dawn aid for Gulf spill
Kansas City car dealer Ted Heater collects Dawn dishwashing liquid to aid Gulf Coast wildlife cleanup. Rescuers and BP decline donations despite his offer, with Heater aiming to ship two truckloads to a Louisiana wildlife center. Dawn is produced by Procter & Gamble in Kansas City, Kansas.
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Kansas City
Gulf Coast
Ted Heater
KMBC
Heater
Dawn
Louisiana
Procter & Gamble
Kan
Cargill Meatpacking Arm Settles with Ill Minnesota Woman
A U.S. District Court judge approved a confidential settlement between Cargill Inc's meatpacking unit and a Minnesota woman who contracted an E coli illness from tainted hamburger. Judge Donovan Frank signed the agreement Tuesday.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Cargill Inc
Minnesota
U.S
Donovan Frank
Arraignment Continued in Garden City Robbery Case
A Garden City resident, Henry Louis Scott, 22, had arraignment continued to July 13 on charges from January robberies of Food Mart and Kwik Shop. He faces one count aggravated kidnapping two counts aggravated robbery two counts aggravated assault with a deadly weapon obstruction and misdemeanor criminal damage to property. Public defender Kristi Cott represents him.
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Garden City
Henry Louis Scott
Scott
Food Mart
Buffalo Jones
Kwik Shop
Campus Drive
Kristi Cott
Former G C superintendent finalist for USD 308 job
Former Garden City and Augusta superintendent finalist Jim Lentz told Hutchinson administrators he would be in classrooms if hired by USD 308, emphasizing walking through buildings to learn and improve. He noted gradual changes, prioritizing student achievement and protecting classroom time amid mid year budget cuts. He highlighted Augusta’s bond success and national recognition, and said he is interested in succeeding David Flowers as Hutchinson superintendent.
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Jim Lentz
Hutchinson
USD 308
Lentz
Rick Kraus
Garden City
Rick Atha
United States
Kansas
Board of Education
The
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FIT
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Kansas Association of School Boards
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