Bike and car show to benefit Legion Legacy Fund
The American Legion Riders Post 9 hosts a bike and car show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday on Heroes Way at Stevens Park in downtown Garden City. Entry is 10 per vehicle for the American Legion Legacy Fund scholarships. Trophies crown first place in each class, with door prizes and a concession, plus Leon Jordan and the Million Dollar Band entertaining. For information call Monte, Arland, or Sisco at the listed numbers.
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American Legion
Heroes Way
Stevens Park
Garden City
American Legion Legacy Fund
Leon Jordan
Call Monte
Arland
Sisco
Red Cross Blood Drive To Honor Military In Garden City
The American Red Cross hosts a Garden City blood drive next week at First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. Donors asked to write thank you notes to active duty personnel. cards mailed after the two days. Submissions of names ranks and addresses due by Monday to Darla at the church. Appointment line and website provided.
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American Red Cross
Garden City
Darla
First United Methodist Church
N. Main St
Fumcgce
Fellowship Hall
Redcrossblood
Board rejects fingerprint requirement for Kansas teachers
TOPEKA AP The State Board of Education voted 6-4 to reject a plan that would have required about 40 000 educators licensed before 2002 to pay a 50 dollar fee and have their fingerprints on file with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. The policy would apply only to licensed staff, not other district employees.
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Topeka
State Board of Education
Kansas
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Woman found dead in Hutchinson home shooting
Police investigate the shooting death of 27 year old Jennifer R Heckel found in her northwest Hutchinson residence where her 5 year old son was present and unharmed. Husbands out of town. no weapon found and no arrests.
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Hutchinson (Ap
Hutchinson
Jennifer R. Heckel
Heckel
Brian
Troy Hoover
Kansas regents approve GED test price hike
Kansas regents vote to raise the GED testing fee by 25 percent from 68 to 85 dollars starting July 1, with local retest fees set at 75 to 85. Regents cite higher scoring and testing costs, while supporters note broader access remains possible through retest pricing flexibility. Regent Boettcher voiced concern about barriers in hard times.
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Kansas
Topeka
Jerry Boettcher
Manhattan
Regents
Kip Peterson
Boettcher
Gary Alexander
Alexander
American Council On Education
Janie Perkins
Garden City
Cardboard Canoe Race slated at Big Pool this weekend
The Garden City Recreation Commission hosts a Sunday Cardboard Canoe Race at Big Pool Finnup Park with entry fee of 1 dollar. Boats must be cardboard and safe materials only. prizes for best theme and fastest time. Also notes legislative coffee at GCCC and a 64 room hospital tower dedication at St Catherine Hospital with tours.
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Kansas
St. Catherine Hospital
Finnup Park
Garden City Recreation Commission
Donna Gerstner
GCRC
Gerstner
Tedrow
St. Catherine
Judge to rule on Kansas abortion doctor lawsuit
U S District Judge J Thomas Marten weighs dismissal of the Justice Department case against Angel Dillard under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. The 44 year old Valley Center woman sent a threatening letter to Dr Mila Means, a Wichita doctor training to offer abortion services. The judge previously refused a 250 foot injunction but will hear arguments on whether the suit can be dismissed while weighing First Amendment protections.
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Wichita
U.S. Justice Department
J. Thomas Marten
Angel Dillard
Department
Valley Center
Mila Means
Dillard
United States
Marten
Justice Department
Civil Rights Division
Donald McKinney
KU Medical Center receives 20 million NIH grant
The University of Kansas Medical Center won a 20 million federal grant as one of five U S research centers in NIH Clinical and Translational Science Awards. The five year program funds Heartland Institute for Clinical and Translational Research and regional partners to speed discoveries into treatments.
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Kansas City
University of Kansas Medical Center
Medical Center
National Institutes of Health
NIH
Harvard
Johns Hopkins
Richard Barohn
Ku’s
Heartland Institute For
University of Missouri-Kansas City
St. Luke’s Hospital
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Barohn
Kansas City Star
Barbara Alving
National Center For Research Resources
National Cancer Institute
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Red Cross
Kansas Town
Liebenthal
US Postal Service
Inspection Services Division
la Crosse
Hays Daily News
Postal Service
Brian Sperry
Rush County
Julie Hahn
Madison Farr
Jayce Farr
Matthew Hernandez
Garden City Municipal
Garden City Community College
Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce
Beth Tedrow
GCCC
KU Medical Center
Linda Nikora
Overland Park
Pepper Shady
Lake Winnebago
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